Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea textilis (Welw. ex Baker) Baker

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 270 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to W. Zambia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Fox [572-12] Angola K000365907 Type Yes
Mar 18, 1969 Welwitsch, F.M.J. [1549] Angola K000099719 Type Yes
Couto, C. [346] Angola K002933854 Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [1124] Angola K001590849 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H. [18683] Malawi K002933847 Yes
Baum, H. [842] South Africa K002934896 Yes
Carson, A. [37] Zambia K000365908 Type Yes
s.coll. [9968] Angola K002933852 Yes
Marks, J.M. [42] Zambia K002933850 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H. [18611] Malawi K002933848 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Angola K002933851 Yes
Henriques, C. [1020] Angola K002933855 Yes
Moriarty, A. [354] Malawi K002933849 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4136] Angola K002933853 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