Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea simulans Baker

First published in Handb. Irid.: 58 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Botswana to N. & Central Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Lesotho, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Gynandriris simulans.]

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.
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Shantz, H.L. [218] South Africa K002990789 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; Dieterlen (Mrs) [186] South Africa K002990799 Yes
Smith, C.A. [s.n.] South Africa K002990786 Yes
Moss, C.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002990785 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [958] South Africa K002990802 Yes
Dieterlen, A. (Mrs) [7050] South Africa K002990801 Yes
Chas, S. [5599] South Africa K002990790 Yes
Wilman, M. [2868] South Africa K002990796 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [13944] South Africa K002990800 Yes
Verdoorn, I.C. [912] South Africa K002990791 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; Dieterlen (Mrs) [186] K002990798 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3445] Botswana K002990766 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [842] K002990795 Yes
Smith, C.A. [954] South Africa K002990787 Yes
Moss, C.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002990794 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17301] South Africa K002990792 Yes
Muller, D.B. [1409] South Africa K002990804 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [842] South Africa K002990793 Yes
Barber, F.W. (Mrs) [s.n.] K002990803 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; Dieterlen (Mrs) [186] South Africa K002990797 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Bayliss, R.D.; Lamount [12478] Botswana K002990765 Yes
s.coll. [3231] K002990788 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Burchell [2250] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365935 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Rogers, F.A. [14799] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365930 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Scott Elliott, G.F. [1250] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365929 Syntype Yes
Apr 15, 1971 Nelson, W. [203] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365923 Type Yes
D.O.S. [s.n.] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365931 Type Yes
Moss, C.E. [15607] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365924 Type Yes
Burchell [s.n.] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365932 Type Yes
Drege [2610] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365928 Type Yes
Moss, C.E. [15607] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365925 Type Yes
Moss, C.E. [15607] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365927 Type Yes
Moss, C.E. [15607] South Africa Gynandriris simulans K000365926 Type 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images