Iridaceae

Moraea Mill.

First published in Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 159 (1758), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Medit. to W. Himalaya.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Madeira, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., South Australia, St.Helena, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 338. Nom. cons.
  • Fig. Pl. 159, t. 238 (1758)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fig. Pl. Gard. Diet. 2: 159, Pl. CCXXIX (1758) (as “Morea” ) nom. conserv.
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 243 (1977)
  • in Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14 (1986),

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • (as “ Morea ” ), Fig. Pl. 2: 159, t. 279 (1758), nom. conserv.
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 243-295 (1977)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Goldblatt, P; Manning, J.C.Manning; Porter, L.J. [13405] South Africa K000524273 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Myers, J.G. [10952] Sudan K000239518 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Richards, H.M. [7270] Tanzania K000239539 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Richards, H.M. [10259] Tanzania K000239538 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Tweedie [444] Kenya K000239534 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Eggeling, W.J. [5785] Uganda K000239519 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Hedberg, O. [829] Uganda K000365916 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Thomas, A.S. [2836] Uganda K000239521 Yes
May 1, 1938 Napier, E.R. [2538] Kenya K000239527 Yes
May 1, 1938 s.coll. [235] Kenya K000239526 Yes
May 1, 1938 Hokardly [597] Uganda K000239523 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [995] Uganda K000239520 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [7153] South Africa K000365903 Isotype Yes
Goldblatt, P. [6000A] South Africa K000365868 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [64] Uganda K000239522 Yes
Wesche, K. [1318] Kenya K000239536 Yes
K:SPC-22833.000 No
s.coll. [3479] South Africa K002990847 Yes
Padwa, J.H. [16] Kenya K000239535 Yes
Stirton, C.H. [11254] South Africa K002990848 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [722] South Africa K002990846 Yes
Adamson, J. [513] Kenya K000239524 Yes
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [573] Kenya K000239537 Yes
K:SPC-34207.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [2487] Kenya K000239533 Yes
Vet. Dept. in EA [15874] Kenya K000239530 Yes
K:SPC-33786.000 No
Raynor [545] Kenya K000239529 Yes
Friis, I.; Hansen, O.J. [2568] Kenya K000239531 Yes
Raynor [545] Kenya K000239528 Yes
Bridson, D.M. [64] Kenya K000239525 Yes
K:SPC-18191.000 No
Polhill [411] Kenya K000239532 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [6635] South Africa K002990845 Yes
K:SPC-25889.000 No
K:SPC-23539.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0