''Satyrium membranaceum'' is a species of ground
orchid endemic to south and western
Cape Province. It is a more
gracile
Gracility is slenderness, the condition of being gracile, which means slender. It derives from the Latin adjective ''gracilis'' (masculine or feminine), or ''gracile'' ( neuter), which in either form means slender, and when transferred for examp ...
plant than most
Satyriums, and the inflorescence is less dense than those of species such as ''
Satyrium coriifolium'' or ''
Satyrium carneum''. Local populations of ''Satyrium membranaceum'' vary in colour from nearly red to pure white.
References
membranaceum
Endemic orchids of South Africa
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