Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea ventricosa Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 73 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tanzania to Zambia. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1895: 73 (1895)
  • Baker in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 340 (1898).
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 280 (1977)
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 21 (1993).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K002933557 Yes
Michel, S. [2281] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002933363 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K002933554 Yes
Lewalle, J. [1728] Burundi K002933364 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2546] Zambia K002933842 Yes
Kahurananga, J. [2552] Tanzania K002933560 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [1212] Tanzania K002933552 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [340] Tanzania K002933548 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bigwood, S. [9666] Zambia K001553893 Yes
Reekmans, M. [5907] Burundi K002933366 Yes
Stolz, A. [2625] Tanzania K002933550 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [19038] Zambia K002933835 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7031] Zambia K002933837 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3930] Zambia K:SPC-38345.000 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [1207] Zambia K002933845 Yes
Clair-Thompson, G.W.S. [1133] Zambia K002933844 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3354] Tanzania K002933561 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8789] Tanzania K002933558 Yes
Stolz, A. [2625] Tanzania K002933551 Yes
Reekmans, M. [5982] Burundi K002933368 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2650] Tanzania K002933553 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F969] Zambia K002933840 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12278] Zambia K002933838 Yes
Reekmans, M. [5982] Burundi K002933367 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1560] Tanzania K:SPC-07092.000 No
Congdon, T.C.E. [340] Tanzania K002933547 Yes
Davies, R.M. [604] Tanzania K002933559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K002933556 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [417] Zambia K002933846 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [5028a] Tanzania K002933555 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [4976] Zambia K002933836 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2448] Tanzania K002933562 Yes
[C. W. V. Hoischberg] [58] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002933361 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [237] Zambia K002933843 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9024] Tanzania K:SPC-22769.000 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8507] Tanzania K002933549 Yes
{Dick Van der Ben} [1966] Burundi K002933365 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [464] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002933362 Yes
Robyns, W. [1655] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002933360 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8329] Zambia K002933839 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F10142] Zambia K002933841 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

  • 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