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Frequency: | Local |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
A slender species, up to 80 cm, growing from small corms. Leaves linear, reaching to the base of the inflorescence. Inflorescence up to 18-flowered; bracts turning pale brownish and dry at flowering time. Flowers pale greenish yellow; markings in the lower tepals small or absent. |
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Notes: | Endemic to Zimbabwe on the basis of known records |
Derivation of specific name: | flavoviridis: yellow-green |
Habitat: | Serpentine grassland and woodland |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | Apparently endemic to the hills near Mutare; it may occur just across the border in Mozambique |
National distribution: | E |
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Endemic status: | Endemic |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 31 March 2006 |
Literature: |
Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 71 - 72. Goldblatt, P. (1996). Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Timber Press. Portland, Oregon. Pages 98 - 100. 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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