Moraea niassensis Goldblatt & J.C Manning

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Frequency:	Local and probably rare.
Status:	Mozambique
Description:	Perennial herb 80-100 cm tall, growing from a corm. Stem unbranched erect with 5-4 sheathing leaves, 6-6.5 cm long. Floliage leaf solitary, basal, linear, 5 - 6 mm wide and longer than the stem. Flowers whitish; outer tepal limbs with narrow pale yellow nectar guides and dark longitudinal lines near the base; base of the inner tepals and style branches reddish purple. Outer tepals, lanceolate, 55 -57 mm long. Capsules ovoid 16 -20 mm long,narrowed into a small apical beak.
Notes:	Instantly recognizeable by the large white flowers with deep red veining on the outside of the tepals and deep red flush near the base at the inside of the tepals.
Derivation of specific name:	niassensis: of Niassa (Game Reserve) where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat:	In woodland on isolated inselberg
Altitude range:	1000 m (approx)
Flowering time:	Apr - May
Worldwide distribution:	Only known from Mt Yao in the Niassa Game Reserve.
Mozambique distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Endemic
Red data list status:	Vulnerable
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Content last updated:	Sunday 1 November 2015
Literature:	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., Manning, J.C., von Blittersdorff, R. & Weber, O. (2014). New Species of Gladiolus L. and Moraea Mill. (Iridaceae) from Tanzania and Mozambique Kew Bulletin 69(9496) Pages 5 - 8. Protologue (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Moraea niassensis
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