Dierama longistylum Marais

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Frequency:	very local
Status:	Native
Description:
Type location:	Tanzania
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	longistylum: with a long style.
Habitat:	Montane grassland
Altitude range:	600 - 2200 m
Flowering time:	Sep - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, and the Nyika in Malawi and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	E
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Mc
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Endemic status:
Red data list status:	Data deficient
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 309. (Includes a picture). Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 44 - 45. (Includes a picture). Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Page 17. Moriarty includes all species in this genus under D. pendulum (Includes a picture).

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