Satyrium kitimboense Kraenzl.

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Majuni district, Niassa Province.

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Description:	Robust terrestrial herb, 35-75 cm high. Basal leaves 2, appressed to the ground, broadly ovate to kidney-shaped; leves along the stem 3-6, sheathing, up to 7 cm long. Inflorescence c. 10 cm long, up to 12-flowered. Flowers white with green tipped spurs. Petals and median sepal 18-23 cm long, oblanceolate; lip 16-23 c, long, very convex with a wide mouth; spurs 24-35 mm long.
Type location:	DRC
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Derivation of specific name:	kitimboense: from kitumbo in Southeastern Katanga, DRC, where the type specimen was collected.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 333. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129. misspelled as S. ketumbense Geerinck, D. (1984). Orchidaceae (premiere partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 211 - 212. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 201 - 203. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 131 - 132. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 180. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 124. Summerhayes, V.S. (1968). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 186 - 187. Vollesen, K. & Merrett, L. (2019). Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland. Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) GVPedia Communications Pages 132 - 133. (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture).

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