Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
schimperi: named after Wilhelm Schimper, explorer and collector, particularly in Ethiopia.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Moraea schimperi (Hochst.) Pic.Serm. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115660
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Perennial herb, 20-50 cm tall, growing from corms, usually solitary but sometimes in clumps. Leaf single, linear, 9-15 mm wide, channelled below, shorter than the stem at flowering time, much longer later. Stem unbranched. Flowers blue-purple with yellow nectar guides. Outer tepals lanceolate, 4-6.5 cm long, spreading to slightly reflexed. Inner tepals lanceolate, 3.5-4.5 cm long, erect.
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Moraea schimperi (Hochst.) Pic.Serm. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115660
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Angola, Nigeria, Cameroun, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Moraea schimperi (Hochst.) Pic.Serm. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115660
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
