Satyrium microcorys Schltr. 1915 Drawing by © Williamson

LATE EARLY

Common Name The Small Helmut Satyrium

Flower Size

Found in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania in wet rocky places in upland grasslands at elevations around 1400 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with a very slender plant with spreading, basal, almost adpressed leaves that blooms in the late summer and early fall on an erect, to 16" [40 cm] long, rather lax, 8 to many flowered inflorescence carrying light creamy yellow colored flowers.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of South Central Africa Williamson 1977 drawing fide; Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Orchidaceae Part 1 Pope 1995

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