Hesperantha ballii Wild

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Hesperantha

Characteristics

Flowers white, the outer tepals dark-red on the reverse, opening at sunset and then fragrant, down-curved, facing the ground; perianth tube 11–15 mm long, curving near the apex, usually slightly exceeding the bracts; tepals 15–19 × 5–6 mm.
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Spike 1–2-flowered; floral bracts green, usually flushed with red, 11–14 mm long, subequal or the inner shorter, the margins of the outer bract united around the stem for c. 3 mm.
Foliage leaves 4, the lower 2 basal and laminate, linear, reaching to about the base of the spike, the upper 2 leaves cauline and sheathing.
Corms conical-campanulate, 9 mm in diameter at the widest; tunics light-brown, brittle-papery, irregularly lobed along the lower margin.
Anthers c. 7 mm long, yellow, pendent.
Style branches c. 12 mm long.
Stem erect, unbranched.
Plants 12–25 cm high.
Capsules unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Distribution

Hesperantha ballii world distribution map, present in Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Hesperantha ballii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438102-1
WFO ID wfo-0000782742
COL ID 3L47N
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Synonyms

Hesperantha ballii