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Aristea angolensis
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundu dambo
Dec 2011
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundu dambo
Jan 2013
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundu dambo
Jan 2013
Photo: Lari Merrett
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Aristea cooperi Baker Aristea majubensis Baker Aristea nandiensis Baker Aristea zombensis Baker |
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Perennial herb, up to 90 cm tall, growing from a short rhizome. Leaves several, mostly basal, about half as long as the stem, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2.5-7 cm wide; stem leaves progressively shorter above. Stem mostly 2-6 branched, compressed, 2-angled but not winged; side branches fairly short, erect. Flowers more or less sessile in 4-14, 4-6-flowered clusters, blue. Spathes and bracts with entire to lightly lacerate margins when young, becoming more lacerate with age. Capsule 5-7 mm long, ovoid-obovoid. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | angolensis: of Angola |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Free-State, South Africa |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 19 October 2016 |
| 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 309. Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 3 - 4. Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 26. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 92. |
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