Satyrium carneum

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Satyrium carneum
Satyrium carneum flower 2.JPG
Flower of Satyrium carneum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. carneum
Binomial name
Satyrium carneum
(Dryand.) Sims
Synonyms
  • Orchis carnea Dryand. (basionym)
  • Orchis foliacea Burm.f.

Satyrium carneum is a species of orchid endemic to southwestern Cape Province.It is a robust terrestrial up to from 370mm to 710mm tall. Leaves 2 to 4,thick and fleshy, lower 2 partly pressed onto the ground, 70mm to 230mm long, with gradual transition to the sheaths higher up.

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