Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea falcifolia Klatt

First published in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 366 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Namibia to Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces

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.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. 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, 1972 Drege [2600] South Africa K000365893 Isotype Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12684] South Africa K002934138 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [2482] South Africa K002934137 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [98] South Africa K002934139 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [3145] K002934142 Yes
s.coll. [2249-4] K002934144 Yes
{Drège} [230/a] K002934141 Yes
Foxwell, E. [s.n.] K002934147 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Porter, L. [11907] South Africa K002934148 Yes
Salter, T.M. [915] South Africa K002934143 Yes
{Burchell} [2252-3] K002934145 Yes
{Wm. Tuck} [13] K002934136 Yes
Barber [14] South Africa K000365894 Holotype Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [2482] K002934135 Yes
s.coll. [11343] South Africa K002934140 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002934146 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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