Moraea verdickii De Wild.

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Moraea verdickii

Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Between Chimbonila and Lichinga, Niassa.

Moraea verdickii

Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Between Chimbonila and Lichinga, Niassa.

Moraea verdickii

Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Between Chimbonila and Lichinga, Niassa.

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Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb up to 75 cm high, growing from corms. Basal leaf solitary, linear, 8-12 mm wide, shortly longer than the stem, channeled or flat. Stem erect, simple, with 2-3 widely spaced sheathing leaves, 9-11 cm long, green with a dry brown apex. Flowers yellow with deeper yellow-brown nectar guides on outer tepals; outer tepals mostly 60-75 mm long; inner tepals 40-70 mm long, lanceolate, erect.
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Derivation of specific name: verdickii: named after Edgard Antoine Auguste Verdick, Belgian-born plant collector in Katanga.
Habitat: In rocky grassland,along forest margins and in light woodland. Also in seasonally wet areas.
Altitude range: Above 1200 m
Flowering time:Dec - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Eastern Angola, Shaba-DRC, Southwestern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,T
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Content last updated: Monday 23 February 2015
Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 208 - 209. (Includes a picture).

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 128.

Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Page 20.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 116.

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Flora of Malawi: Moraea verdickii
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Moraea verdickii
African Plant Database: Moraea verdickii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Moraea verdickii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Moraea verdickii
JSTOR Plant Science: Moraea verdickii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Moraea verdickii
Plants of the World Online: Moraea verdickii
Tropicos: Moraea verdickii
Wikipedia: Moraea verdickii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Moraea verdickii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=182030, retrieved 19 March 2024

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