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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender perennial herb, 15-30 cm tall, growing from corms. Leaf single, linear, c. 3 mm wide,longer than the flowering stem. Stem erect, unbranched. Flowers pale yellow with darker yellow nectar guides. Outer tepals lanceolate, up to 25 mm long, slightly reflexed. Inner tepals lanceolate, 15-20 mm long, erect, |
| Notes: | Note: See the much larger and more common M. spathulata for comparison. |
| Derivation of specific name: | inyangani: from Mt Nyangani |
| Habitat: | Occurring along streams, bogs and seepage zones on the higher slopes of Mt Nyangani. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct (also Apr) |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mt Nyangani, E Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 19 - 20. (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. |
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