Satyrium coriifolium
{{Short description|Species of plant endemic to the Cape Provinces}}
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|image = Satyrium coriifolium - Bot. Reg. 9 pl. 703 (1823).jpg
|image_caption = Illustration of Satyrium coriifolium
|status = LC
|status_system = SANBI
|status_ref = {{cite web | title=SANBI Red List of South African Plants | website=South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme | url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2836-11 | access-date=2022-04-19 }}
|genus = Satyrium (plant)
|species = coriifolium
|authority = Sw.
|synonyms =
- Orchis bicornis L.
- Orchis calcarata Burm.f.
- Orchis cornuta Houtt.
- Diplectrum erectum Pers.
- Diplectrum coriifolium (Sw.) Pers.
- Satyrium cucullatum Lodd.
- Satyrium chrysostachyum Herschel
- Satyrium erectum (Pers.) Lindl.
- Satyrium aureum Paxton
}}
Satyrium coriifolium is a species of orchid endemic to the Cape Provinces.{{Cite web |title=Satyrium coriifolium {{!}} PlantZAfrica |url=http://pza.sanbi.org/satyrium-coriifolium |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=pza.sanbi.org}} It is commonly known as the orange satyre or Ewwa-trewwa in Afrikaans.
Description
Satyrium coriifolium is brightly coloured, with yellow or orange-red flowers. It is a perennial plant. It flowers from August to November. The flowers are non-resupinate.
Satyrium coriifolium (3).jpg|Habitat and habit
Satyrium coriifolium.jpg|Details of inflorescence
Distribution
Satyrium coriifolium is found in the Cape Floristic Region of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
Ecology
Conservation status
References
{{Commons|Satyrium coriifolium}}
{{Wikispecies|Satyrium coriifolium}}
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Category:Endemic orchids of South Africa
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