Moraea callista Goldblatt

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 255 (1977 publ. 1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania (Uluguru Mountains, Njombe). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Classification

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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. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb & Leedal, Mountain Fl. S. Tanz.: 178, t. IIIA (1982).
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 255 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Richards, H.M. [7562] Tanzania K000365917 Holotype Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [14216] Tanzania K002933411 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7823] Tanzania K002933412 Yes
Gereau, R.; Kayombo, C.J. [3981] Tanzania K002933418 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [4842] Tanzania K002933415 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L. [11353] Tanzania K002933414 Yes
Humphries, M. [3] Tanzania K002933416 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [1707] Tanzania K002933419 Yes
Gereau, R.; Lovett, J.; Taylor, C.M. [2832] Tanzania K002933420 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L. [10781] Tanzania K002933413 Yes
Gereau, R.; Kayombo, C.J. [3708] Tanzania K002933417 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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