Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea virgata Jacq.

First published in Collectanea 3: 194 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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?
Smart, B. [28241] South Africa K002990861 Yes
s.coll. [252/1] South Africa K002990851 Yes
Mac Owan [2055] South Africa K002990857 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002990854 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] South Africa K002990867 Yes
Long, F.R. [502] South Africa K002990858 Yes
s.coll. [26762] South Africa K002990862 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3508] South Africa K002990853 Yes
Zeyher [1644] K002990865 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J. [9785] South Africa K002990863 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [6989] South Africa K002990868 Yes
Penther [572] South Africa K002990860 Yes
Wallich; Zeyher [1644] South Africa K002990864 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [479] South Africa K002990866 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [7071] South Africa K002990850 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4388] South Africa K002990859 Yes
Goldblatt, P. [5225] South Africa K002990852 Yes
Bolus, H. [2484] South Africa K002990855 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [2374] South Africa K002990856 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