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Iphigenia oliveri
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Msorodoni Farm, rd to Mtoroshanga
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park
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Monavale Vlei
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| Synonyms: |
Iphigenia bechuanica Baker |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender perennial herb, growing from a small ovoid corm. Leaves spiralled along the stem, linear, often tubular near the base. Flowers small, axillary, appearing up-side-down. perianth segments filiform, spreading pale greenish-brown. Ovary longer than stamens. Style with 3 brown, papillate stigmatic branches. Fruit a ribbed oblong capsule. |
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| Habitat: | Woodland, grassland, often on rocky slopes |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 6 January 2019 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. As Iphigenia bechuanica La Croix, I. (2009). Colchicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 191 - 192. (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 86. as Iphigenia bechuanica Maroyi, A (2002). Colchicaceae in Zimbabwe Kirkia 18(1) Page 8. as Iphigenia bechuanica Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 107. As Iphigenia bechuanica Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 117. as Iphigenia bechuanica |
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