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Synonyms: |
Moraea homblei De Wild. |
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Perennial herb growing from corms with 2-3 long, trailing foliage leaves present at the time of flowering. Flowers solitary at the ends of a "rhipidium", blue-violet with white to yellow nectar guides. |
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Derivation of specific name: | carsonii: named after Alexander Carson (1850-1896), British engineer and avid plant collector in Zambia. |
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Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | NE Namibia, southern DRC, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe. |
Malawi distribution: | N,C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Page 14. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 92. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 125. Shone, D.K. & Drummond, R.B. (1965). Poisonous Plants of Rhodesia Ministry of Agriculture, Rhodesia Page 25. |
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