Satyrium confusum Summerh. 1966 SECTION Chlorocorys Collection sheet and photo by © Jany Renz and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Drawing 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.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; 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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