Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea serpentina Baker

First published in Handb. Irid.: 52 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape 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.

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?
Jan 1, 1975 Bolus, H. [6572] South Africa K000365897 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Bolus, H. [6571] South Africa K000365898 Type Yes
Feb 18, 1972 Drege [2599] South Africa K000365896 Type Yes
Drege [8324] South Africa K000365900 Type Yes
Drege [8324] South Africa K000365899 Type Yes
Hardy, D.S. [760] South Africa K002934131 Yes
Strey, R.G. [979] South Africa K002934130 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17709] South Africa K002934121 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19507] South Africa K002934122 Yes
Bolus, H.M.L. [19359] K002934124 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6823] K002934129 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [5892] K002934117 Yes
Salter, T.M. [1618] South Africa K002934127 Yes
s.coll. [11284] K002934123 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19570] South Africa K002934118 Yes
Salter, T.M. [1386] South Africa K002934128 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6651] K002934120 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [6336] South Africa K002934119 Yes
Oliver, I.; Mauve, A. [25] South Africa K002934126 Yes
s.coll. [1109A] K002934125 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