Satyrium odorum Sond. 1846 SUBGENUS Chlorocorys

Plant and Flowers in situ South Africa

Another Plant and Flowers in situ South Africa

Photos by Tyrone Genade ©

Common Name or Meaning The Scented Satyrium

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found in southwestern Cape Provine South Africa in the shelter of rocks and bushes in sandy soils at elevations around 30 to 800 meters as a medium to large sized, cold growing terrestrial with 2 to 6 spreading, fleshy, ovate to narrowly ovate, gradual to abrupt transition to sheathing leaves above that blooms in the spring on an erect, terminal, to 20" [50 cm] long, 2 to 45 flowered inflorescence with recurved, large, lanceolate, acute floral bracts and carrying non-resupinate, clove to lemon scented flowers

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 5 257- 320 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1974; Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982 photo fide; African Orchids in the Wild and Cultivation La Croix 1997; Orchids of Southern Africa Linder & Kurzwell 1999 photo ; AOS Bulletin Vol 69 No 1 2000; The Cape Orchids Vol 2 Liltved & Johnson 2012 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 83 #3 2014 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 83 #2 2019 photo fide;

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