Satyrium nepalense D.Don 1825
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Common Name The Nepalese Satyrium - In China Niao Zu Lan
Flower Size 3/8 to .6" [.8 to 1.6 cm]
Found in China, western Himalayas, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Eastern Himalayas, Nepal and Bhutan in open grasslands at elevations of 2100 to 3700 meters as a miniature to large sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with 1 ro 2, ovoid-cylindric tubers giving rise to a sout, bracteate above stem carrying 2 to 3, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, sub-basal, fleshy, basally clasping leaves that blooms in the summer and fall on an erect, 6.8" to 17.6" [17 to 44 cm] long, densely many flowered inflorescence with oblong-lanceolate, leaf-like floral bracts that exceed the ovary in length and carrying fragrant flowers
Synonyms Satyrium aceras Schltr. 1922; Satyrium albiflorum A.Rich. 1841; Satyrium ciliatum Lindl. 1838; Satyrium henryi Schltr. 1919; Satyrium mairei Schltr.1919; Satyrium nepalense f. albiflorum (A.Rich.) Tuyama 1966; Satyrium nepalense var. ciliatum (Lindl.) Hook.f. 1890; Satyrium pallidum A.Rich. 1841; Satyrium perrottetianum A.Rich. 1841; Satyrium setchuenicum Kraenzl.1900; Satyrium tenii Schltr. 1921; Satyrium tschangii Schltr. 1924; Satyrium wightianum Lindl. 1838; Satyrium yunnanense Rolfe 1913;
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Sikkim-Himalaya Part 1 King & Pantling 1898 drawing fide; The Orchids of Sikkim-Himalaya Part 1 King & Pantling 1898 as Satyrium nepalense var ciliata drawing fide; The Orchids of North-Western Himalaya Vol IX Part II Duthie 1906; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 10 1958 drawing; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 5 257- 320 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1974; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 5 257- 320 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1974 as S ciliatum; Indian Orchids: Guide to Identification and Culture Pradhan 1976 drawing fide; A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Vol 2 Dassanayake & Fosberg 1981 drawing fide; Orchids of Nilgiris Joseph 1987 drawing fide; Orchids of Kumaun Himalayas Pangtey, Samant and Rawat 1991 as S ciliatum; Orchids of Kumaun Himalayas Pangtey, Samant and Rawat 1991; The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species Bechtel, Cribb & Launert 1992 drawing fide; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide as S ciliatum; The Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002 drawing/photo fide; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing ok; Native Orchids From Gaoligongshan Mountains, China Xiaohua, Xiaodong and Xiaochun 2009 photo fide as S ciliatum; Native Orchids From Gaoligongshan Mountains, China Xiaohua, Xiaodong and Xiaochun 2009 photo; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009 as S nepalense var ciliatum; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 as S nepalense var ciliatum drawing fide; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide; LANKESTERIANA 15(1): 7—50. Jeewan Singh Jalal & J. Jayanthi 2015 as S nepalense var ciliatum; LANKESTERIANA 15(1): 7—50. Jeewan Singh Jalal & J. Jayanthi 2015; Orchid Digest Vol 82 #2 2018 as S ciliatum Photo fide; Lankesteriana Vol 18 [1]: 23–62 Jalal & Jayanth 2018; Atlas of Native Orchids of China Vol 1 Jin Xiaohua, Li Jianwu and Ye Deping 2019 photo fide;
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