Aristea abyssinica Pax
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Tsetsera plateau
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Tsetsera plateau
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Slopes Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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Slopes Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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Slopes Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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Slopes Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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Along Circular Drive towards Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
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Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
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Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province
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Synonyms:
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Aristea alata Baker subsp. abyssinica (Pax) Weim. Aristea cognata N.E. Br. ex Weim. Aristea johnstoniana Rendle
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb, 12-30 cm tall, often of much smaller size than related species, especially at higher altitudes. Leaves several, linear, 2-5 mm wide, all basal except for 1 short leaf, 3-5 cm long near the apex of the compressed, broadly winged, unbranched stem. Flowers in 1-3 subsessile, 4-flowered, (sub)terminal clusters, blue. Capsule 7-9 mm long, ovoid-obovoid. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
Habitat:
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In (sub)montane grassland, often on shallow soil overlying rock. |
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Above 1500 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
Worldwide distribution:
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DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as Eastern Cape. |
Malawi distribution:
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N,C,S |
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 6 - 8. (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.
Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 11 - 12. As Aristea alata (Includes a picture).
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 109.
Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 83.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Aristea abyssinica. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115720, retrieved 26 April 2024
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