Wurmbea tenuis (Hook. f.) Baker
subsp. goetzei (Engl.) B. Nord.

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Wurmbea tenuis subsp. goetzei

Picture: Penny English
Below old stables, Chelinda area, Nyika National Park.

Wurmbea tenuis subsp. goetzei

Picture: Penny English
Below old stables, Chelinda area, Nyika National Park.

Wurmbea tenuis subsp. goetzei

Picture: Penny English
Below old stables, Chelinda area, Nyika National Park.

Wurmbea tenuis subsp. goetzei

Picture: Penny English
Below old stables, Chelinda area, Nyika National Park.

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Synonyms: Wurmbea goetzei Engl.
Wurmbea homblei De Wild.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Tanzania
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In montane grassland or wooded grassland with scattered Uapaca, both in wet grassy patches or dry sandy soils.
Altitude range: 1200 - 2200 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,N,Mc
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Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Wednesday 16 December 2020
Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 204 - 205. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 294. (Includes a picture).

La Croix, I. (2009). Colchicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 180 - 181. (Includes a picture).

Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 31 - 32. as Wurmbea tenuis (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 107.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Wurmbea tenuis subsp. goetzei.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=180170, retrieved 28 March 2024

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