Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea angusta (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.

First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

St.Helena

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Weintraub, D., sub Moss [18185] South Africa K000365904 Type Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [20319] South Africa K002933940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002933931 Yes
Stirton; Zantovska [11279] South Africa K002933946 Yes
Garside, S. [1571] South Africa K002933935 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [2096] South Africa K002933927 Yes
Wright, C. [240] South Africa K002933925 Yes
Dickson [17834] South Africa K002933936 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4642] South Africa K002933922 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [7354] South Africa K002933923 Yes
Barker, W.F. [81] South Africa K002933938 Yes
Zeyh [1651] K002933942 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002933930 Yes
Lewis, G.J. [57106] K002933933 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [35606] South Africa K002933947 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [6022] South Africa K002933934 Yes
s.coll. [1095] South Africa K002933924 Yes
Leipoldt, C.L. [s.n.] South Africa K002933937 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] K002933944 Yes
s.coll. [3268] K002933928 Yes
[Madewells] [1966] K002933941 Yes
s.coll. [9005] K002933920 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [4643] South Africa K002933932 Yes
Zeyher; Reichenbach, H.G. [4076] K002933926 Yes
Salter, T.M. [4943] South Africa K002933943 Yes
s.coll. [1358] K002933929 Yes
s.coll. [1198] South Africa K002933921 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [3018] South Africa K002933945 Yes
Barker, W.F. [82] South Africa K002933939 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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