Hesperantha ballii Wild

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Description:	Perennial herb, 12-25 cm tall, growing from corms. Leaves 4, lower 2 basal, linear; upper 2 sheathing along the stem. Stem erect, unbranched. Flowers 1-2, white with dark red on the outside of the tepals. Perianth tube 10-15 mm long curved; tepals 15-19 mm long. Anthers yellow. pendent.
Notes:	Endemic to Chimanimani. Only collected twice. Note: Flowers normally open at sunset, facing downwards and are fragrant.
Derivation of specific name:	ballii: named after John Ball, orchidologist, who collected the type for this species.
Habitat:	On thin quartzite soils on rock shelves and in grassland.
Altitude range: (metres)	2200 m (approx)
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Worldwide distribution:	Restricted to the Chimanimani Mts, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Endemic status:	Endemic
Red data list status:	Vulnerable
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Literature:	Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 128.

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African Plant Database: Hesperantha ballii
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hesperantha ballii
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Hesperantha ballii
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West African Plants database: Hesperantha ballii