Orchidaceae
Satyrium

Satyrium sphaeranthum Schltr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 532 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D. & Delepierre, G. (2005). Satyrium schimperi Hochstetter ex A. Richard versus S. sphaeranthum Schlechter (Orchidaceae). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 16: 12-14.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Geerinck, D. & Delepierre, G. (2005). Satyrium schimperi Hochstetter ex A. Richard versus S. sphaeranthum Schlechter (Orchidaceae). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 16: 12-14.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 532 (1915).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stolz, A. [2529] Tanzania K000416126 Syntype Yes
Stolz, A. [2529] Tanzania K000416127 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10318] Tanzania K:SPC-24548.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10595] Tanzania K:SPC-36748.000 No
Williamson, G. [279] Zambia K:SPC-11887.020 No
Stolz, A. [776] Tanzania K000416125 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [162] Tanzania K000416128 Syntype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10393] Tanzania K:SPC-24702.000 No
Brummitt, R.K. [9138] Malawi K:SPC-25694.218 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10433] Tanzania K:SPC-24549.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0