Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea viscaria (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape 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.

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?
Zeyh [1648] South Africa K002933888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002933894 Yes
{Dr. Zeyher} [1648b] South Africa K002933889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002933895 Yes
Wallich; Zeyher [1649] South Africa K002933897 Yes
{Dr. Zeyher} [1648] South Africa K002933890 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002933893 Yes
Namibia K:SPC-34920.000 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [23195] South Africa K002933887 Yes
Salter, T.M. [4005] South Africa K002933885 Yes
s.coll. [9474] South Africa K002933898 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] K002933891 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4794] South Africa K002933896 Yes
Salter, T.M. [8705] South Africa K002933886 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 2025. 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 2025. 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