Satyrium confusum Summerh. 1966 SECTION Chlorocorys
Collection sheet and photo by © Jany Renz and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
TYPE Drawing by © Mary Grierson and JSTOR Plant Science Website
Common Name The Confused Satyrium
Flower Size
Found in Tanzania and Malawi, in open grasslands at elevations around 1500 to 2100 meters as a medium to large sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with ellipsoid to ovoid, tomentose tubers giving rise to a sterile, 3 to 5 leaved, lowest 1 to 2 sheath like, the upper, lanceolate to oblanceolate leaves and a fertile, 6 to 12, slender to rather stout, sheathing leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, 4 to 9.6" [10 to 24 cm] long, densely many flowered inflorescence with soon reflexed, lanceoilate, acute, longer than the lower flowers floral bracts.
"This species is clearly related to S. elongatum but differs mainly by the the denser inflorescence the orange to tred-brown flowers. There are also slight differences in the floral parts." Summerhayes 1966
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
* Kew Bull. 20: 176 Summerhayes 1966
Kew Bull. 20: 178 Summerhayes 1966 Drawing fide
Flora of Tropical East Africa Part 1 Summerhayes 1968 drawing fide;
Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Orchidaceae Part 1 Pope 1995 drawing good;
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