Moraea schimperi (Hochst.) Pic. Serm. |
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Protologue : Webbia 8: 349 (1950) |
Information on the genus : Moraea |
Basionym : Hymenostigma schimperi Hochst. |
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Status
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Hymenostigma schimperi Hochst. |
Vieusseuxia schimperi (Hochst.) Hochst. ex A. Rich. |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Moraea welwitschii Baker |
=Moraea zambesiaca Baker |
=Moraea hockii De Wild. |
=Moraea diversifolia Baker |
=Vieusseuxia tridentata (Hochst.) Hochst. ex A. Rich. |
=Hymenostigma tridentatum Hochst. |
=Iris diversifolia Steud. ex A. Rich. |
=Xiphion diversifolium Klatt |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Herb 20-50 cm tall, usually in clumps, unbranched; corm 1,5-2 cm Ø; prophylls 3-5, prominent, usually dark brown; leaf 1, basal 0,9-1,5 cm wide, emerging as flowering begins, often shorter than stem; bract leaf usually 1, spathe ±dry at flowering time; flowers blue purple to mauve with yellow white nectar guides; outer tepals 4-6,5 cm long, inner ones 3,5-4,5 cm long. |
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Ecology : |
Flowers appearing after fire at the end of the dry season, i.e. early flowering. Woodland; treeless rocky slopes; Loudetia grassland in shallow soil over rocks; fire-swept meadow; often in damp places; 900-3250 m alt. |
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Disjunct area. Widespread in highland E tropical Africa and Angola. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- DARBYSHIRE, I. KORDOFAMI, M. & AL. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing : 86
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- PLOWES D.C.H. (1976). Wild Flowers of Rhodesia. A guide to some of the common wild flowers of Rhodesia. Longman Rhodesi
- Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14: 217 (1986).
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see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
see under Flora of Mozambique |
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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