Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea thomsonii Baker

First published in Handb. Irid.: 57 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tanzania to Mpumalanga (Mt. Sheba). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • 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.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1978). Systematics of Moraea (Iridaceae) in Tropical Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 243-295.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 341 (1898).
  • Baker, Handb. Irid.: 57 (1892)
  • Cribb & Leedal, Mountain Fl. S. Tanz.: 181, t. 51A (1982).
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14: 137 (1986)
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 262 (1977), excluding M. stricta and synonyms,
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 17 (1993).
  • Hemsley in Bot. Mag. 130, t. 7976 (1904).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Masia, N.; Nkadimeng, F.; Pretorius, J. [9258] South Africa K009000813 No
Bullock, A.A. [1925] Tanzania K:SPC-22832.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [14549] Ethiopia K002933372 Yes
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [548] Kenya K002933429 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6186] Tanzania K002933465 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [3137] Ethiopia K002933378 Yes
Methuen (Lord) [309] Zimbabwe K002933683 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17579] Malawi K002933670 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5629] Ethiopia K002933376 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Wonderfrash, M.; Tefera, G. [9416] Ethiopia K002933381 Yes
Pawek, J. [3795] Malawi K002933668 Yes
Leach, L.C. [8139] Zimbabwe K002933681 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K002933672 Yes
Wild, H. [3550] Zimbabwe K002933679 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B10054] Ethiopia K002933374 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K002933674 Yes
Wild, H. [3859] Zimbabwe K:SPC-24274.000 No
Wild, H. [3859] Zimbabwe K002933682 Yes
Burtt Davy, J. [21981] Malawi K002933669 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5469] Ethiopia K002933377 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1442] Kenya K002933427 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3089] Tanzania K002933462 Yes
Pawek, J. [2854] Malawi K002933677 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [231] Zambia K002933676 Yes
Williams, C. [19] Lesotho K002934471 Yes
[Surprosser] [1006] South Africa K002934472 Yes
Whyte, A.; [illegible] Thomsoni Baker [s.n.] Malawi K002933673 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1925] Tanzania K002933461 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6116] K002933678 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [662] Kenya K002933426 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [s.n.] Kenya K002933433 Yes
Chapman, J.D.; Chapman, E.G. [8904] Malawi K002933675 Yes
{Eggeling} [3558] Uganda K002933371 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [225] Mozambique K002933667 Yes
Dauglish, A.F. [52] Kenya K002933428 Yes
Sturgeon, K.E. [30671] Zimbabwe K002933680 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [6195] Tanzania K002933463 Yes
Burger, W. [1827] Ethiopia K002933375 Yes
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [1770] Tanzania K002933464 Yes
Verdcourt [2148] Kenya K002933430 Yes
unknown from label [s.n.] Tanzania K000365913 Type Yes
Tweedie [443] Kenya K002933431 Yes
Napper, D. [1051] Tanzania K002933460 Yes
Drake-Brockman [227] Ethiopia K002933379 Yes
Thomson [s.n.] Tanzania K000320148 Type Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3658] South Africa K002934473 Yes
Drake-Brockman [231] Ethiopia K002933380 Yes
Scott, H. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002933373 Yes
Jackson, G. [148] Malawi K002933671 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [2752] Kenya K002933432 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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