| Hesperantha longicollis Baker |
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| Family : IRIDACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Hesperantha |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Hesperantha sabiensis N.E. Br. ex R.C. Foster |
| =Hesperantha widmeri P. Beauv. |
| =Hesperantha matopensis Gibbs (1906) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Herb 30-70 cm tall; corm c. 1 cm Ø, campanulate; leaves 5-6, 2-3 basal erect or trailing, c. 2 mm wide; upper ones 1-2, cauline, shorter than the basal ones, partly to entirely sheathing; spike 3-9-flowered; flowers whitish to ivory or light brown; tube 1,8-2,5 cm long. |
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| Ecology : |
Along streams; vleis; seeps. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb, Geophyte- Ht 0.25 - 0.3 m. Alt: ? - 1525 m. Distribution: BOT, GA, MP, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Fl. Pl. Africa 45: t.1810 (1979).
- Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 134-135 (1986).
- Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90: 441 (2003).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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