Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea brevifolia Goldblatt

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 285 (1977 publ. 1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & NW. Zambia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zambia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Goldblatt, P. (1978). Systematics of Moraea (Iridaceae) in Tropical Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 243-295.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1978). Systematics of Moraea (Iridaceae) in Tropical Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 243-295.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1483] Zambia K002933858 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [15476] Zambia K002933857 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [11901] Zambia K002933859 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [19473] Zambia K002933860 Yes
Marks, J.M. [41] Zambia K002933861 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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