Tritonia moggii Oberm.

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Inhaca Island, Mozambique

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Road from Chicumbane to Zongoene, Xai-Xai district, Gaza province

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Synonyms:	Tritonia sp. cf. laxiflora sensu Mogg
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb to 50 cm. Foliage leaves mostly basal, linear-lanceolate. Stem erect, simple or 1-3-branched. Spike simple, lax. Flowers orange or salmon-pink, zygomorphic; the 3 lower tepals with a yellow basal mark outlined in red; the lowermost or all 3 with a median callus. Perianth tube c. 20 mm long and 1.5-2 times as long as the tepals.
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Derivation of specific name:	moggii: named for Mr A.O.D. Mogg who collected extensively on Inhaca Island
Habitat:	Sandy coastal plains
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Flowering time:	Apr - Jul
Worldwide distribution:	Confined to southern Mozambique
Mozambique distribution:	GI,M
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Content last updated:	Thursday 5 August 2010
Literature:	Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 71 - 72. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 128. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 77. Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 47 - 49. Obermeyer, A.A. (1963). A new Haemanthus and a new Tritonia from Southern Africa Kirkia 3 Page 24.

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