Moraea brevifolia Goldblatt
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Habit
Riverside dambo grassland
Kapishya Hot Springs Lodge, Shiwa N'gandu Distr.
Feb 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Riverside dambo grassland
Kapishya Hot Springs Lodge, Shiwa N'gandu Distr.
Feb 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Riverside dambo grassland
Kapishya Hot Springs Lodge, Shiwa N'gandu Distr.
Feb 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Occasional |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Plants 20-50 cm tall growing from corms c. 10-15 mm across with tunics of fine brown reticulate fibres; foliage leaf solitary, linear, 2-6 mm wide and channelled, inserted shortly above the ground and reaching to middle of stem; flowers pale yellow with deeper yellow nectar guides on the outer tepals; out tepals 50-70 mm long, lanceolate, the limb 30-40 mm long and slightly exceeding the claw; inner tepals 40-50 mm long, lanceolate, erect; filaments 10-12 mm long and free in the upper third, anthers 9-16 mm long; ovary 10-13 mm long and usually exserted; capsules unknown. |
Type location:
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Zambia, Lumangwe Falls |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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brevifolia: short-leaved |
Habitat:
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Occurring in marshy habitats |
Altitude range: |
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Flowering time: | Dec - Jan(-Feb) |
Worldwide distribution:
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Zambia |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,W |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw,N |
Growth form(s):
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Perennial.
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Endemic status:
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Endemic |
Red data list status:
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Lower Risk - least concern |
Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Tuesday 31 May 2022 |
Literature:
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Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 22 - 23. (Includes a picture).
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg):
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Moraea brevifoliaMansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops:
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Moraea brevifolia
Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Moraea brevifolia. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=212020, retrieved 18 April 2024
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