Moraea bella Harms
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Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Plants (30)40-70 cm tall growing from corms c. 15 mm across with tunics of pale medium to coarse fibres; foliage leaf solitary, linear, 2.5-6 mm wide and channelled, much exceeding the stem; flowers pale yellow with deeper yellow nectar guides on the outer tepals and the limbs conspicuously darkly veined and spotted in the lower half; outer tepals 45-55(65) mm long, lanceolate, the limb 25-40 mm long and often slightly exceeding the claw; inner tepals 35-55(60) mm long, lanceolate, erect; filaments 9-14 mm long and free in the upper third, anthers 8-10 mm long; ovary 15-20 mm long and usually exserted; capsules 20-30 mm long, oblong. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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bella: beautiful |
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Flowering time: | Feb - Jun |
Worldwide distribution:
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DRC through Zambia to Malawi and Mozambique |
Mozambique distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Perennial.
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 20 - 22. (Includes a picture).
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Moraea bella
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Moraea bella. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=182040, retrieved 30 March 2023
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