Distribution Map

Satyrium hallackii subsp. ocellatum

               
(Satyrium ocellatum)

Orchidaceae Orchidoideae Orchideae Orchidinae

As at April 2024, 4 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Satyrium ocellatum - Erect, handsome, up to 75 cm high, hairless, lowest three or four leaves spaced along lower half of stem, largest up to 15 cm long X 4 cm wide, erect-spreading. Upper half of stem with few smaller sheathing leaves. Raceme c 15 cm long; bracts reflexed, flowers standing well out from axis. Perianth bright pink, segments c 1,5 cm long, back petal hooded with minute erect tip, ridged along top. Spurs c 2,5 cm long, longer than ovary.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.