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Satyrium anomalum Schltr.

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Synonyms:	Satyrium minax Rolfe
Common names:
Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Slender terrestrial, up to 1 m. Foliage leaves on a separate shoot, flowering stem with sheathing leaves along the stem. Inflorescence long and narrow, up to 30 cm, many-flowered. Flowers cream to pale lilac, ovary and rhachis dark purple-red. Lip fleshy, forming a hood with a narrow mouth. Spurs 10-14 mm, curving upwards and diverging from each other.
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Habitat:	In miombo woodland
Altitude range: (metres)	1100 - 1750 m
Flowering time:	Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E,S
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
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Other sources of information about Satyrium anomalum:

African Plant Database: Satyrium anomalum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Satyrium anomalum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Satyrium anomalum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Satyrium anomalum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Satyrium anomalum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Satyrium anomalum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Satyrium anomalum
JSTOR Plant Science: Satyrium anomalum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Satyrium anomalum
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Satyrium anomalum
Tropicos: Satyrium anomalum
West African Plants database: Satyrium anomalum

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