Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(Soó) Soó
                
                
                    
Source:
wcs
                
                
                    
Year:
1961
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Ann. Univ. Sci. Budapest. Rolando Eötvös, Sect. Biol. 4: 81 (1961)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000936911
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Szabo's Marsh Orchid
 - Dactylorhiza szaboiana
 - Szabo's Orchid
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Dactylorhiza szaboiana (also called African Star-of-Bethlehem, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to tropical Africa. It has a rosette of basal leaves and a single stem with a terminal inflorescence. It grows in moist, shady areas, such as in forests and along streams.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Dactylorhiza szaboiana is used as an ornamental plant and is a popular choice for flower gardens.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Dactylorhiza szaboiana has purple flowers with yellow centers that appear in clusters. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have long, thin stems and small, oval-shaped leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Dactylorhiza szaboiana can be propagated by division or seed. Division should be done in spring or early summer. Seeds should be sown in spring or early summer in a well-drained soil mix. Keep the soil moist but not wet. The plant can be grown in full sun or partial shade.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Dactylorhiza szaboiana
                        
                            Dactylorhiza szaboiana is found in the Balkans, from Serbia to Greece.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Dactylorhiza genus
                        
                            Dactylorhiza isculana, 
Dactylorhiza vallis-peenae, 
Dactylorhiza atlantica, 
Dactylorhiza perez-chiscanoi, 
Dactylorhiza abantiana, 
Dactylorhiza aldenii, 
Dactylorhiza alpestris, 
Dactylorhiza altobracensis, 
Dactylorhiza aristata, 
Dactylorhiza aschersoniana, 
Dactylorhiza baicalica, 
Dactylorhiza balabaniana, 
Dactylorhiza baumanniana, 
Dactylorhiza bayburtiana, 
Dactylorhiza beckeriana, 
Dactylorhiza boluiana, 
Dactylorhiza braunii, 
Dactylorhiza breviceras, 
Dactylorhiza claudiopolitana, 
Dactylorhiza cordigera, 
Dactylorhiza csatoi, 
Dactylorhiza czerniakowskae, 
Dactylorhiza daunia, 
Dactylorhiza delamainii, 
Dactylorhiza dinglensis, 
Dactylorhiza dubreuilhii, 
Dactylorhiza dufftiana, 
Dactylorhiza dufftii, 
Dactylorhiza durandii, 
Dactylorhiza elata, 
Dactylorhiza estonica, 
Dactylorhiza euxina, 
Dactylorhiza flixensis, 
Dactylorhiza foliosa, 
Dactylorhiza formosa, 
Dactylorhiza fourkensis, 
Dactylorhiza francis-drucei, 
Dactylorhiza fuchsii, 
Dactylorhiza gabretana, 
Dactylorhiza godferyana, 
Dactylorhiza graggeriana, 
Dactylorhiza grandis, 
Dactylorhiza guillaumeae, 
Dactylorhiza gustavssonii, 
Dactylorhiza hallii, 
Dactylorhiza hatagirea, 
Dactylorhiza hochreutinerana, 
Dactylorhiza iberica, 
Dactylorhiza incarnata, 
Dactylorhiza influenza,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Orchidaceae family
                        
                            Aa fiebrigii, 
Aa hartwegii, 
Aa hieronymi, 
Aa leucantha, 
Aa lorentzii, 
Aa macra, 
Aa achalensis, 
Aa maderoi, 
Aa mandonii, 
Aa matthewsii, 
Aa microtidis, 
Aa paleacea, 
Aa argyrolepis, 
Aa riobambae, 
Aa rosei, 
Aa schickendanzii, 
Aa sphaeroglossa, 
Aa trilobulata, 
Aa weddelliana, 
Aa aurantiaca, 
Aa calceata, 
Aa colombiana, 
Aa denticulata, 
Aa erosa, 
Aa figueroi, 
Aa lozanoi, 
Aa lehmannii, 
Acampe carinata, 
Acampe cephalotes, 
Acampe ochracea, 
Acampe pachyglossa, 
Acampe praemorsa, 
Acampe joiceyana, 
Acampe hulae, 
Acanthophippium bicolor, 
Acanthophippium chrysoglossum, 
Acanthophippium curtisii, 
Acanthophippium eburneum, 
Acanthophippium gougahense, 
Acanthophippium javanicum, 
Acanthophippium lilacinum, 
Acanthophippium mantinianum, 
Acanthophippium parviflorum, 
Acanthophippium pictum, 
Acanthophippium splendidum, 
Acanthophippium striatum, 
Acanthophippium sylhetense, 
Acanthophippium curtisii, 
Achlydosa glandulosa, 
Acianthera aculeata,