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Satyr Orchids
Satyrium
Satyrium is a genus of orchid. The Kew plant list for 2010 listed 85 full species as accepted, ignoring synonyms, subspecies and hybrids etc. About ten were still unresolved at the time. Most of the species occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. The ranges of four species extend to Asia, mainly in India and Sri Lanka. Hybridization occurs between several species, complicating molecular phylogenetic studies, especially those relying on mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA sequences.
The genus most closely related to Satyrium is presumed to be Pachites, which together with Satyrium makes up the subtribe Satyriinae of the Diseae. Historically other species with helmet-shaped flowers e.g. Aceras, Chamorchis and Platanthera, often were included in the genus Satyrium, but far from belonging in the same genus, they no longer are included even within the Satyriinae, but within the tribe Orchideae. In a 2015 classification of Orchidaceae, Satyrium itself was placed in the subtribe Orchidinae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Scented Orchid
speciesSatyrium odorum
Orange Satyre
speciesSatyrium coriifolium
Pink Satyre
speciesSatyrium carneum
Small Pink Satyre
speciesSatyrium erectum
Longtail Satyre
speciesSatyrium longicauda
Twohorn Satyre
speciesSatyrium bicorne
Shy Satyre
speciesSatyrium humile
White Candle Satyre
speciesSatyrium stenopetalum
Thin Satyre
speciesSatyrium acuminatum
Membrane Satyre
speciesSatyrium membranaceum
Devil Satyre
speciesSatyrium parviflorum
Tassel Satyre
speciesSatyrium cristatum
Red Satyre
speciesSatyrium princeps
Ivory Satyre
speciesSatyrium bicallosum
Tall Satyre
speciesSatyrium hallackii
Whitebract Satyre
speciesSatyrium trinerve
Nepal Satyrium
speciesSatyrium nepalense
Bracket Satyre
speciesSatyrium bracteatum
Red-Inner Satyre
speciesSatyrium sphaerocarpum
Dark Satyre
speciesSatyrium lupulinum
Storksbill Satyre
speciesSatyrium longicolle
Carrion-flower Orchid
speciesSatyrium pumilum
Pink Candle Satyre
speciesSatyrium neglectum
Tongue Satyre
speciesSatyrium ligulatum
Ghost Satyre
speciesSatyrium candidum
Green Tongue Satyre
speciesSatyrium emarcidum
Satyrium amoenum
speciesSatyrium amoenum
Stickytip Satyre
speciesSatyrium rhynchanthum
Largeleaf Satyre
speciesSatyrium macrophyllum
Pygmy Satyre
speciesSatyrium pygmaeum
Satyrium eurycalcaratum
speciesSatyrium eurycalcaratum
Satyrium crassicaule
speciesSatyrium crassicaule
Pale Satyre
speciesSatyrium pallens
Satyrium buchananii
speciesSatyrium buchananii
Slanghoek Satyre
speciesSatyrium situsanguinum
Satyrium chlorocorys
speciesSatyrium chlorocorys
Satyrium kitimboense
speciesSatyrium kitimboense
Satyrium outeniquense
speciesSatyrium outeniquense
Satyrium coriifolium × erectum
hybridSatyrium coriifolium × erectum
Sticky Satyre
speciesSatyrium muticum
Satyrium microrrhynchum
speciesSatyrium microrrhynchum
Satyrium sceptrum
speciesSatyrium sceptrum
Satyrium rhodanthum
speciesSatyrium rhodanthum
Satyrium bicorne × erectum
hybridSatyrium bicorne × erectum
Satyrium rupestre
speciesSatyrium rupestre
Satyrium monadenum
speciesSatyrium monadenum
Satyrium retusum
speciesSatyrium retusum
Satyrium carneum × coriifolium
hybridSatyrium carneum × coriifolium
Satyrium yunnanense
speciesSatyrium yunnanense
Satyrium carsonii
speciesSatyrium carsonii
Satyrium breve
speciesSatyrium breve
Satyrium jacottetiae
speciesSatyrium jacottetiae
Satyrium volkensii
speciesSatyrium volkensii
Satyrium coriophoroides
speciesSatyrium coriophoroides
Satyrium riparium
speciesSatyrium riparium
Satyrium erectum × humile
hybridSatyrium erectum × humile
Satyrium amblyosaccos
speciesSatyrium amblyosaccos
Satyrium sphaeranthum
speciesSatyrium sphaeranthum
Satyrium rostratum
speciesSatyrium rostratum
Satyrium anomalum
speciesSatyrium anomalum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.627
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.115
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.744
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.746
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.747
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.745
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.744
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.742
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.478
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1055
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1054
Florum et coronariarum historia
Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.221
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54136.