Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea papilionacea (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

First published in Bot. Mag. 20: t. 750 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is WSW. & SW. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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

  • 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?
[C.B.S. Zeyh] [1640] South Africa K002934060 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1310] K002934055 Yes
Wilms, F. [3723] K002934074 Yes
Gillet, M.C. [3109] South Africa K002934077 Yes
Van Wyk, C.M. [641] South Africa K002934088 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002934066 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002934069 Yes
{Pappe} [s.n.] K002934070 Yes
Bolus, H. [3693] South Africa K002934075 Yes
Zeyher [4071] K002934072 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] K002934057 Yes
Garside, S. [267] South Africa K002934082 Yes
Wilms, F. [3722] K002934081 Yes
Barnard, T.T. [s.n.] South Africa K002934078 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [24322] South Africa K002934089 Yes
Wallich [1640] South Africa K002934067 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] K002934080 Yes
Baker, W.J. [118] K002934058 Yes
Garside, S. [268] South Africa K002934083 Yes
{Drège} [s.n.] K002934068 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [5136] South Africa K002934086 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [6408] South Africa K002934087 Yes
Rojers, W.M. [s.n.] South Africa K002934076 Yes
[C.B.S.] [4071] K002934071 Yes
{Drège} [s.n.] South Africa K002934065 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [5030] South Africa K002934084 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002934079 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] K002934073 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4323] South Africa K002934085 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K002934061 Yes
Grant, A.L. [2344] South Africa K002934059 Yes
[C. B. S.] [s.n.] K002934056 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