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| Synonyms: |
Hesperantha matopensis Gibbs |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, 30-50 cm tall. Leaves 5-6, the lower 2-3 basal, the upper leaves cauline. Spike 3-6(-9)-flowered, the flowers borne on one side. Floral bracts 12-25 mm long, green to membranous, the outer bracts with margins united for 1-2 mm. Flowers whitish to ivory or light brown, usually darker on the back of the outer tepals; perianth tube 18-25 mm, down-curved, much exceeding the bracts. Anthers yellow to brown, pendent. |
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| Habitat: | Along streams and in vleis and seepage zones. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa (Gauteng and Mpumalanga) and Eswatini |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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 310. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Page 60. 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 125. |
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