Moraea bella
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Habit
Riverside dambo grassland
Kawambwa Distr.
Feb 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Riverside dambo grassland
Kawambwa Distr.
Feb 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Riverside dambo grassland
Kawambwa Distr.
Feb 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
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| Derivation of specific name: | bella: beautiful |
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| Flowering time: | Feb - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC through Zambia to Malawi and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 20 - 22. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Moraea bellaAfrican Plant Database: Moraea bella
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Moraea bella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Moraea bella
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Moraea bella
JSTOR Plant Science: Moraea bella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Moraea bella
Plants of the World Online: Moraea bella
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Wikipedia: Moraea bella