140.0000
Family
Iridaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 57 (1789), nom. cons.
70 genera, ca. 2500 spp.
Species listed in database: 2557; hybrids: 45
= Crocaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 266, 283 (1818)
= Galaxiaceae Raf.; New Fl. N. Amer. 1: 72 (1836)
= Geosiridaceae Jonker; Receuil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 36: 477. seors. impr (1939), nom. cons.
= Gladiolaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 34 (1838)
= Isophysidaceae F.A.Barkley; Revista Fac. Nac. Agron. Medellin Univ. Antioquia 8: 152 (1948)
= Ixiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 51 (1834)
140.7123
Genus
Moraea Mill.; Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 159, tt. 238, 239 (1758), nom. cons.
Distribution: mostly South Africa (209), also S- and E-trop. Africa, Mascarenes. Revision for South Africa see Goldblatt & J. C. Manning 2020
Species listed in database: 232
= Barnardiella Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 312 (1976 publ. 1977)
= Diaphane Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 304 (1812)
= Freuchenia Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 14 (1827)
= Galaxia Thunb.; Nov. Gen. Pl.: 50 (1782)
= Gynandriris Parl.; Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 49 (1854)
= Helixyra Salisb. ex N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 348 (1929)
= Hexaglottis Vent.; Dec. Gen. Nov.: 6 (1808)
= Homeria Vent.; Dec. Gen. Nov.: 5 (1808)
= Hymenostigma Hochst.; Flora 27: 24 (1844)
= Iridopsis Welw. ex Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 270 (1878)
= Jania Schult. & Schult.f.; Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1528 (1830)
= Phaianthes Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 30 (1836)
= Plantia Herb.; Lindl. , Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 89 (1844)
= Rheome Goldblatt; Bot. Not. 133: 92 (1980)
= Roggeveldia Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 66: 840 (1979 publ. 1980)
= Sessilistigma Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50: 156 (1984)
= Sisyrinchium Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4.: s.p. (1754), nom. illeg.
= Vieusseuxia D.Delaroche; Descr. Pl. Aliq. Nov.: 31 (1766)
Search for: Moraea aegyptia
Nothing found!
species :
Moraea acocksii
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 91: 80 (2014)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea afro-orientalis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 255 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
species :
Moraea albicuspa
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 230 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea jarmilae Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov. Sect. Nat. 9(1): 69 (2002)
species :
Moraea albiflora
(G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia albiflora G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 44 (1941)
species :
Moraea algoensis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 226 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea alpina
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 225 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea alticola
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 255 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
species :
Moraea amabilis
Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 118 (1909)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea amissa
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 774 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
species :
Moraea angolensis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 273 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: +SE-Angola
26 ANG
Conservation Status: known only from type collected in 1885
species :
Moraea angulata
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia alata Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 45(4): 418 (1979), non Vahl 1805
species :
Moraea angusta
(Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1805)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 6 Monocephalae
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris angusta Thunb.; Diss. Irid. 19 (1782)
= Moraea obtusa N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 195 (1931)
species :
Moraea anomala
G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 15: 119 (1949)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 6 Monocephalae
species :
Moraea ardesiaca
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 243 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Free State)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
species :
Moraea aristata
(D.Delaroche) Asch. & Graebn.; Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 518 (1906)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (South Australia [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferraria ocellaris Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 41 (1796)
= Ferraria tricuspis Willd.; Enum. Pl.: 691 (1809)
= Iris imberbis Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 31: t. 1238 (1809)
= Iris pavonia Curtis; Bot. Mag. 5: t. 168 (1791), nom. illeg.
= Iris tricuspis Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 1: 231 (1797), nom. illeg.
= Moraea candida Baker; Handb. Irid.: 59 (1892), nom. nov. for V. aristata D. Delaroche
= Moraea glaucopis (DC.) Drapiez; Encyclogr. Règne Vég. 4: s.p. (1836)
= Moraea tricuspis var. ocellata D.Don; Sw., Brit. Fl. Gard. 6: t. 249 (1834)
= Vieusseuxia aristata D.Delaroche; Descr. Pl. Aliq. Nov.: 33 (1766)
= Vieusseuxia glaucopis DC.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 2: 141 (1803)
species :
Moraea aspera
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria spiralis L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 260 (1931)
species :
Moraea atromontana
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 139: 291 (2021)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea atropunctata
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 362 (1983)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea australis
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris australis Goldblatt; Bot. Notiser 133(3): 251 (1980)
species :
Moraea autumnalis
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria autumnalis Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68(3): 467 (1982)
species :
Moraea balundana
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 291 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: +D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Conservation Status: known only from type collected in 1963
species :
Moraea barkerae
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 757 (1976 publ.1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea barnardiella
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Eurystigma
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia barnardii Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 45(4): 398 (1979), non L. Bolus 1833
species :
Moraea barnardii
L.Bolus; J. Bot. 71: 122 (1933)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea bella
Harms; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 364 (1900)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
species :
Moraea bellendenii
(Sweet) N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 139 (1929)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (South Australia [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea pavonia var. lutea (Ker Gawl.) Baker; W. T. Dyer, Fl. Capensis 6: 24 (1896)
= Moraea tricuspis var. lutea Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 20: t. 772 (1804)
= Vieusseuxia bellendenii Sweet; Hort. Brit.: 395 (1826)
= Vieusseuxia spiralis D.Delaroche; Descr. Pl. Aliq. Nov.: 31 (1766)
species :
Moraea bifida
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria bifida L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 10 (1920)
= Homeria salmonea L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 259 (1931)
species :
Moraea bipartita
L.Bolus; J. Bot. 71: 123 (1933)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
species :
Moraea bituminosa
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) i (1805) 240
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 2 Visciramosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris bituminosa L.f.; Suppl. 98 (1782)
= Moraea viscaria var. bituminosa (L.f.) Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.): Fl. Cap. 6: 15 (1896)
= Vieusseuxia bituminosa (L.f.) Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon Pflanzensamml. Eckl.: 14 (1827)
species :
Moraea bolusii
Baker; Handb. Irid. 57 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea bovonei
Chiov.; Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 26: 72 (1919)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Moraea brachygyne
(Schltr.) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria brachygyne Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 94 (1899)
= Homeria papillosa L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 259 (1931)
species :
Moraea brevifolia
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 285 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Moraea brevistyla
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Moraeas of South. Africa (Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard., 14): 162 (1986)
subspecies :
subsp. brevistyla
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea pubiflora subsp. brevistyla Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 229 (1973)
subspecies :
subsp. papillosa
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Strelitzia 42: 1066 (2020)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea brevituba
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Hexaglottis
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis brevituba Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(3): 562 (1987)
species :
Moraea britteniae
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Stipantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria britteniae L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 11 (1931)
species :
Moraea bubalina
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 733 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 1 Multifoliae
species :
Moraea bulbillifera
(G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998)
subspecies :
subsp. bulbillifera
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria bulbillifera G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 11: 117 (1945)
subspecies :
subsp. anomala
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 14(3): 296 (2004)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria bulbillifera subsp. anomala Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68(3): 458 (1982)
species :
Moraea caeca
Barnard ex Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 21 (1976)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
species :
Moraea calcicola
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 364 (1983)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
species :
Moraea callista
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 255 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Moraea cantharophila
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 12: 353 (2002)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea carnea
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 242 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
species :
Moraea carsonii
Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1894) 391
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; C-Namibia; W-Botswana
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea homblei De Wild.; De Wild. & Staner, Contrib. Fl. Katanga, Suppl. IV. 7 (1932)
species :
Moraea cedarmontana
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris cedarmontana Goldblatt; Bot. Notiser 133(3): 250 (1980)
species :
Moraea cedarmonticola
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria cedarmontana Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68(3): 451 (1982), non Moraea cedarmontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 1998
species :
Moraea ciliata
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1805)
subspecies :
subsp. ciliata
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris ciliata L.f.; Suppl. 98 (1782)
= Iris minuta L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 98 (1782)
= Moraea ciliata var. minuta (L.f.) Baker; Handb. Irid.: 49 (1892)
= Moraea hantamensis Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 12: 365 (1882)
= Moraea macrochlamys Baker; Handb. Irid.: 49 (1892)
= Moraea minuta (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1804)
subspecies :
subsp. cuprina
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 99: 113 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
subspecies :
subsp. lutescens
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 99: 112 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea cistiflora
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 139: 292 (2021)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea citrina
(G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Eurystigma
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia citrina G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 4: 4 (1938)
species :
Moraea clavata
R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. CXIV. 49 (1936)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea gracilis (Eckl.) Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. II. 1: 272 (1878), nom. illeg.
= Moraea schaijesiorum Geerinck; Taxonomaniac 10: 11 (2003)
= Vieusseuxia gracilis Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827)
species :
Moraea collina
Thunb.; Diss. Moraea, 11 (1787)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.); USA [I] (California [I])
27 SAF 76 usa
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria aurantiaca (Zuccagni) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. II. 498 (1830)
= Homeria breyniana (L.) G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 59 (1941)
= Homeria breyniana var. aurantiaca (Zuccagni) G.J.Lewis; R. S. Adamson & T. M. Salter, Fl. Cape Pen.: 232 (1950)
= Homeria collina (Thunb.) Salisb.; T ans. Hort. Soc. Lond. 1: 307 (1812)
= Homeria collina var. aurantiaca (Zuccagni) Baker; Handb. Irid.: 75 (1892)
= Homeria collina var. miniata F.Muell.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria 5: 215 (1893)
= Jania breyniana (L.) Schult. & Schult.f.; Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1528 (1830)
= Moraea aurantiaca (Zuccagni) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl. ed. 6. 2: 485 (1833)
= Moraea grandiflora Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 14 (1827), nom. illeg.
= Moraea iriopetala Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 1: 244 (1797), nom. illeg.
= Sisyrinchium aurantiacum Zuccagni; Roem. Collect. 145 (1806)
= Sisyrinchium collinum (Thunb.) Cav.; Diss. 6: 346 (1788)
= Vieusseuxia aurantiaca Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 13 (1827), nomen
= Vieusseuxia collina Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827), nomen
= Vieusseuxia grandiflora Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 14 (1827), nomen
species :
Moraea comptonii
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria comptonii L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 294 (1929)
species :
Moraea contorta
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris anomala Goldblatt; Bot. Notiser 133(3): 250 (1980), non G. J. Lewis
species :
Moraea cookii
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov., Free State); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Stipantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria cookii L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 8: t. 306 (1928)
= Homeria pillansii L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 18: t. 684 (1938)
species :
Moraea cooperi
Baker; Handb. Irid. 54 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris apetala (L.Bolus) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. 127: 48 (1939)
= Gynandriris stenocarpa (Schltr.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 47 (1939)
= Moraea apetala L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 385 (1929)
= Moraea stenocarpa Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 93 (1898)
species :
Moraea crispa
Thunb.; Moraea: 13 (1787)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria rogersii L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 8: sub t. 306 (1928)
species :
Moraea cuspidata
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 120 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea debilis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 21 (1976)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea decipiens
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 115 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea deltoidea
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 10(1): 16 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea demissa
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria tenuis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 95 (1899)
species :
Moraea deserticola
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 113 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
species :
Moraea doleritica
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 160 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Stipantherae
species :
Moraea dracomontana
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 231 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea eburnea
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 160 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Stipantherae
species :
Moraea elegans
Jacq.; Hort. Schoenb. 1: 6 (1797)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria elegans (Jacq.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 395 (1826)
= Homeria metelerkampiae L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 18: 116 (1928)
= Homeria spicata (Ker Gawl.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 395 (1826)
= Moraea spicata Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 1283 (1810)
= Sisyrinchium elegans (Jacq.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. 3: 577 (1800)
species :
Moraea elliotii
Baker; Handb. Irid. (1892) 58; et in J. Bot. 39: 70 (1891)
Distribution: Malawi; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MLW 27 LES SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea juncifolia N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 346 (1929)
= Moraea macra Schltr.; J. Bot. 36: 377 (1898)
= Moraea stewartiae N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 346 (1929)
= Moraea violacea Baker; Rev. Cult. Colon. 8: 862 (1900), et Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 863 (1901)
= Vieusseuxia elliotii (Baker) Klatt; Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 154 (1894)
species :
Moraea elsiae
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 18 (1976), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 2 Visciramosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria simulans Baker; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 6: 529 (1897)
species :
Moraea exiliflora
Goldblatt; Moraeas of South. Africa (Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard., 14): 128 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea falcifolia
Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 12: 366 (1882)
Distribution: S-Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia pedunculata Bég.; Malpighia 23: 211 (1909)
= Galaxia penduncularis Bég.; Malpighia 23: 211 (1909)
= Moraea fasciculata Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 366 (1882)
= Moraea galaxioides Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 130 (1877)
= Moraea polyphylla Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 130 (1877), nom. nud.
species :
Moraea fenestralis
(Goldblatt & E.G.H.Oliv.) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Eurystigma
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia fenestralis Goldblatt & E.G.H.Oliv.; Novon 3(4): 406 (1993)
species :
Moraea fenestrata
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria fenestrata Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68(3): 491 (1982)
species :
Moraea fergusoniae
L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 294 (1929), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea fimbriata Klatt; Linnaea 34: 561 (1865 publ. 1866), non Loisel. 1822
= Vieusseuxia crispa Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
species :
Moraea filamentosa
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 154 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules
species :
Moraea filicaulis
Baker; Handb. Irid. 56 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea diphylla Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 24 (1906)
= Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis (Baker) Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 155 (1986)
species :
Moraea fistulosa
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Roggeveldia fistulosa Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 66: 840 (1979 publ. 1980)
species :
Moraea flaccida
(Sweet) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 160 (1841)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.); St. Helena [I]; Australia [I] (SW-Western Australia [I], South Australia [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I], Tasmania [I]); Norfolk Isl. [I]; New Zealand [I]
27 SAF 28 sth 50 aus nfk 51 nzl
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria bicolor (Baker) Klatt; Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 157 (1894)
= Homeria collina var. bicolor Baker; Handb. Irid.: 75 (1892)
= Homeria collina var. flaccida (Sweet) Klatt; Linnaea 34: 629 (1865), nom. superfl.
= Homeria collina var. miniata-minor Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 39: t. 1612 (1814)
= Homeria flaccida Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 395 (1826)
species :
Moraea flava
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 99: 110 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules
species :
Moraea flavescens
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria flavescens Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 481 (1981 publ. 1982)
species :
Moraea flexicaulis
Goldblatt; Novon 12: 358 (2002), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Flexuosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea flexuosa Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 356 (1982 publ. 1983), non L.f. 1782
species :
Moraea fragrans
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria odorata L.Bolus; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 326 (1932)
species :
Moraea fugacissima
(L.f.) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Victoria [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia fugacissima (L.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 624 (1916 publ. 1917)
= Galaxia graminea Thunb.; Nov. Gen. Pl.: 51 (1782), nom. superfl.
= Galaxia graminifolia Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 376 (1868), orth. var.
= Ixia fugacissima L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 94 (1782)
species :
Moraea fugax
(D.Delaroche) Jacq.; Hort. Vindob. 3: 14. t. 20 (1776)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
Synonyms: hidden
= Aristea umbellata Spreng.; Syst. Veg., 1: 158 (1824)
= Iris capensis Burm.f.; Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 2 (1768)
= Iris edulis L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 98 (1782)
= Iris longifolia Schneev.; Ic. t. 20
= Moraea capensis (Burm.f.) Klatt; Dur. & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 148 (1894)
= Moraea corniculata Lam.; Illustr. 1: 115 (1791)
= Moraea edulis (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 613 (1803)
= Moraea edulis var. longifolia (Schneev.) Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 21 (1896)
= Moraea edulis var. odora (Salisb.) Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 21 (1896)
= Moraea longifolia (Schneev.) Sweet; Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 497 (1830), nom. illeg.
= Moraea odora Salisb.; Parad. Lond. t. 10 (1805)
= Vieusseuxia edulis (L.f.) Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 56 (1821)
= Vieusseuxia fugax D.Delaroche; Desc. Pl. Nov. 33 (1766)
= Vieusseuxia longifolia Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 14 (1827), nom. inval.
species :
Moraea fuscomontana
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria fuscomontana Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 497 (1981 publ. 1982)
species :
Moraea galaxia
(L.f.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Strelitzia 9: 714 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia multiflora Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 1: 251 (1820)
= Galaxia ovata Thunb.; Nov. Gen. 51 (1782)
= Ixia galaxia L.f.; Suppl. 93 (1782)
= Moraea ovalifolia Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998), nom. nov. for G. ovata Thunb.
species :
Moraea galpinii
(Baker) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 346 (1929)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea spathacea var. galpinii Baker; Hand. Irid. 14 (1896)
species :
Moraea garipensis
Goldblatt; Moraeas of South. Africa (Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard., 14): 48 (1986)
Distribution: S-Namibia
27 NAM
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Polyphyllae
species :
Moraea gawleri
Spreng.; Syst. Veg. 5: 462 (1828)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Moraea
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris crispa L.f.; Suppl. 98 (1782)
= Moraea crispa (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 32: t. 1284 (1810), nom. illeg.
= Moraea crispa var. rectifolia Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 16 (1896)
= Moraea decussata Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 12: 367 (1882)
= Moraea sulphurea Baker; Bot. Mag. 125: t. 7658 (1899)
= Moraea undulata Ker Gawl.; Irid. Gen. 43 (1827) nom. illeg., non (L.) Thunb. 1787
= Vieusseuxia angustifolia Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon Pflanzensamml. Eckl.: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
= Vieusseuxia brehmii Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon Pflanzensamml. Eckl.: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
= Vieusseuxia crispa (L.f.) Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827)
species :
Moraea geminifolia
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 91: 75 (2014)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea gigandra
L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 17: 418 (1927)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
species :
Moraea gracilenta
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 724 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea edulis var. gracilis Baker; Handb. Irid.: 56 (1892)
species :
Moraea graminicola
Oberm.; Fl. Pl. Afr. 39: t. 1526 (1968)
subspecies :
subsp. graminicola
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
subspecies :
subsp. notata
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 245 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea grandis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 133 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea graniticola
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 107 (1986)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea hainebachiana
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 127 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea helicoidea
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 99: 70 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea helmei
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 116 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea herrei
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
Synonyms: hidden
= Barnardiella spiralis (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(2): 312 (1976 publ. 1977)
= Gynandriris spiralis (N.E.Br.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 41 (1936)
= Helixyra spiralis N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)
= Homeria herrei L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 21: 367, 369 (1931)
= Moraea spiralis Baker; Handb. Irid.: 57 (1892), nom. illeg.
species :
Moraea hesperantha
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris hesperantha Goldblatt; Bot. Notiser 133(3): 248 (1980)
species :
Moraea hexaglottis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 108 (1986)
Distribution: S-Namibia
27 NAM
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea hiemalis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 248 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
species :
Moraea huttonii
(Baker) Oberm.; Fl. Pl. Afr. 40: t. 1581 (1970)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
Synonyms: hidden
= Dietes huttonii Baker; Hook.f. Bot. Mag. t. 6174 (1875)
= Moraea baurii Baker; Handb. Irid. 50 (1892)
= Moraea rivularis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 90 (1907)
species :
Moraea inclinata
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 222 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea inconspicua
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 737 (1976 publ. 1977)
subspecies :
subsp. inconspicua
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 2 Visciramosae
subspecies :
subsp. namaquensis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 212 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea incurva
G.J.Lewis; S. African Gard. 23: 167 (1933)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea indecora
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 695 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Moraea
species :
Moraea insolens
Goldblatt; Fl. Pl. Africa, 41(3-4): t. 1639 (1971 publ. 1972), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria maculata Klatt; 627 (1866) non Moraea maculata Sessé & Moc. 1893
species :
Moraea intermedia
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 40(2): 147 (2010)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
species :
Moraea inyangani
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 272 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
species :
Moraea iringensis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 258 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Moraea kamiesensis
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998), nom. nov., as ´kamisensis´
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia grandiflora Andrews; Bot. Rep. t. 164 (1801), non (Cav.) Pers.
species :
Moraea kamiesmontana
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Unguiculatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia kamiesmontana Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 71(4): 1084 (1984 publ. 1985)
species :
Moraea karroica
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria tricolor G.J.Lewis; S. African Gard. 23: 266 (1933)
species :
Moraea knersvlaktensis
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Flexuosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria ramosissima Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 94 (1899), nom. illeg., non Moraea ramosissima (L.f.) Druce 1917
species :
Moraea lazulina
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 158 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea lewisiae
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
subspecies :
subsp. lewisiae
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Mauritius [I]; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I])
27 SAF 29 mau 50 aus
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Hexaglottis
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis lewisiae Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 37(3): 234 (1971), nom. nov.
subspecies :
subsp. secunda
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 14: 296 (2004)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis lewisiae subsp. secunda Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(3): 558 (1987)
species :
Moraea lilacina
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 12: 355 (2002)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea linderi
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 352 (1982 publ. 1983)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
species :
Moraea longiaristata
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 360 (1982 publ. 1983)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea longiflora
Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 712 (1804)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.: Kamiesberg)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris longiflora (Ker Gawl.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. cxIv. 40 (1936)
= Helixyra flava Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. 1: 305 (1812)
= Helixyra longiflora (Ker Gawl.) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)
species :
Moraea longifolia
(Jacq.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. 1: 49 (1805)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Hexaglottis
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis flexuosa (L.f.) Sweet; Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 498 (1830)
= Hexaglottis longifolia (Jacq.) Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 313 (1812)
= Hexaglottis longifolia var. angustifolia G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 25: 222 (1959)
= Homeria flexuosa (L.f.) Sweet; Hort. Brit.: 395 (1826)
= Ixia longifolia Jacq.; Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 47 (1777)
= Moraea flexuosa L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 100 (1782), nom. superfl.
= Sisyrinchium flexuosum (L.f.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., 1: 167 (1824)
species :
Moraea longipes
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 39(1) : 5 (2009)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules
species :
Moraea longistyla
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria longistyla Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 475 (1981 publ. 1982)
species :
Moraea loubseri
Goldblatt; Fl. Pl. Africa, 44(1-2): t. 1724 (1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
species :
Moraea louisabolusiae
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria bolusiae Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68(3): 438 (1982), non Moraea bolusii Baker 1892
species :
Moraea lugubris
(Salisb.) Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 18 (1976)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 1 Plumarieae
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferraria lugubris Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 42 (1796), nom. nov. for Iris plumaria Thunb.
= Iris plumaria Thunb.; Diss. Irid. 15 (1782), nom. illeg., superfl.
= Moraea mira Klatt; Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 3: 202 (1885)
= Moraea plumaria (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804)
= Vieusseuxia geniculata Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
= Vieusseuxia plumaria Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 14 (1827), nom. nud.
species :
Moraea lurida
Ker Gawl.; Bot. Reg. t. 312 (1818)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea fusca Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 24 (1906)
= Moraea montana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 92 (1899)
= Phaianthes lurida (Ker Gawl.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 31 (1836)
= Vieusseuxia lurida (Ker Gawl.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 395 (1826)
species :
Moraea luteoalba
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia luteoalba Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 45(4): 410 (1979)
species :
Moraea macgregorii
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 719 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea macrantha
Baker; R. A. Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 340 (1898)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea arnoldiana De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 16 (1902)
= Moraea ventricosa var. macrantha (Baker) Geerinck; Taxonomania 4: 4 (2001)
species :
Moraea macrocarpa
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 151 (1986)
subspecies :
subsp. macrocarpa
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
subspecies :
subsp. virginea
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Strelitzia 42: 1013 (2020)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea macronyx
G.J.Lewis; Ann. S. African Mus. 40: 115 (1954)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules
species :
Moraea margaretae
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 19 (1976)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
species :
Moraea marginata
J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Bothalia 36(2): 141 (2006)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea marionae
N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 347 (1929)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea exilis N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 348 (1929)
species :
Moraea marlothii
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Stipantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria marlothii L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 320 (1929)
species :
Moraea maximiliani
(Schltr.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 5(3): 269 (1995)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria maximilliani Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 94 (1899)
= Rheome maximiliani (Schltr.) Goldblatt; Bot. Notiser 133(1): 92 (1980)
species :
Moraea mediterranea
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: Greece; Crete; Libya; Egypt (Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Delta, NW-coastal Egypt); Israel (Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai)
13 GRC KRI 20 EGY LBY 34 ISR SIN
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris monophylla Klatt; Linnaea 34: 578 (1866)
= Gynandriris sisyrinchium var. monophylla (Heldr.) Halácsy; Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 191 (1904)
= Iris monophylla (Klatt) Boiss. & Heldr.; Atti Congr. Int. Bot. Firenze 1874: 234 (1876)
= Iris sisyrinchium subsp. monophylla (Klatt) K.Richt.; Pl. Eur. 1: 259 (1890)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. minor Täckh.; Stud. Fl. Egypt, ed. 2: 659 (1974)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. monophylla (Klatt) Heldr.; Atti Congr. Int. Bot. Firenze 1874: 234 (1876)
species :
Moraea melanops
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 10(1): 19 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Eurystigma
species :
Moraea miniata
Andrews; Bot Rep. t. 404 (1804)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria albida L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 258 (1931)
= Homeria lineata Sweet; Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 178 (1826)
= Homeria miniata (Andrews) Sweet; Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 152 (1826)
= Homeria porrifolia Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. II. 498 (1830), nom. inval.
= Moraea gigantea Klatt; Linnaea 35: 381 (1867)
= Moraea lineata (Sweet) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 160 (1841)
= Moraea porrifolia (Sweet) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 160 (1841), nom. nud.
species :
Moraea minima
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Eurystigma
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia parva Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 71(4): 1085 (1984 publ. 1985), non N. E. Br. 1929
species :
Moraea minor
Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 15 (1827)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria framesii L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 259 (1931)
= Homeria minor (Eckl.) Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68(3): 473 (1982)
= Homeria rhopalocarpa Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 95 (1899)
= Vieusseuxia curvata Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 13 (1827)
species :
Moraea modesta
Killick; Bothalia 6: 437(1954)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea moggii
N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 346 (1929)
subspecies :
subsp. moggii
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
subspecies :
subsp. albescens
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 239 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea monticola
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 374 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Roggeveldia montana Goldblatt; S. Afr. J. Bot. 58(4): 211 (1992)
species :
Moraea muddii
N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 346 (1929)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
species :
Moraea mutila
(C.H.Bergius ex Eckl.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 119 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris tripetala Thunb.; 13 (1782), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Moraea monophylla Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 24 (1906)
= Moraea punctata Baker; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1003 (1904)
= Vieusseuxia mutila C.H.Bergius ex Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827)
species :
Moraea namaquamontana
Goldblatt; Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14: 50 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Moraea
species :
Moraea namaquana
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Hexaglottis
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis namaquana Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(3): 554 (1987)
species :
Moraea namibensis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 721 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: S-Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea nana
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 5(3): 269 (1995)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis nana L.Bolus; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 326 (1932)
species :
Moraea natalensis
Baker; Handb. Irid. 56 (1892)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
23 ZAI 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea erici-rosenii R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo-Exped. 1911-12 1: 234 (1916)
= Moraea parviflora N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 346 (1929)
species :
Moraea neglecta
G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 15: 118 (1949)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 6 Monocephalae
species :
Moraea niassensis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Kew Bull. 69(2):-9496: 5 (2014)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Moraea nubigena
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 749 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Polyphyllae
species :
Moraea ochroleuca
(Salisb.) Drapiez; Encycl. règne Vég. 1: Moraea 3 (1833)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria collina var. ochroleuca (Salisb.) Baker; Handb. Irid.: 75 (1892)
= Homeria exaltata Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 395 (1826), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Homeria lucasii L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 320 (1929)
= Homeria ochroleuca Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. 1: 308 (1812)
= Moraea exaltata (Sweet) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 160 (1841), nom. illeg. superfl.
species :
Moraea ogamana
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 128 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea orthrosantha
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 44(1): 18 (2014)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
species :
Moraea pallida
(Baker) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: C-Namibia; S-Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 BOT LES NAM SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Stipantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria glauca (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 350 (1929)
= Homeria humilis N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 352 (1929), nomen.
= Homeria mossii N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 351 (1929), nomen.
= Homeria pallida Baker; Handb. Irid. 75 (1892)
= Homeria pura N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 351 (1929), nomen.
= Homeria townsendiae N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa xvii. 351 (1929), nomen.
= Moraea glauca J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans; J. Bot. 35: 352 (1897)
species :
Moraea papilionacea
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 750 (1804)
subspecies :
subsp. papilionacea
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Polyphyllae
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris hirsuta Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 1: 478 (1817)
= Iris papilionacea L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 98 (1782)
= Moraea hirsuta (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl.; Irid. Gen. 43
= Moraea papilionacea var. maythamiae G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 15: 37 (1949)
= Moraea pilosa J.C.Wendl.; Bot. Beobacht. 42 (1798)
= Vieusseuxia ciliata Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 11 (1827)
= Vieusseuxia intermedia Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
= Vieusseuxia nervosa Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
= Xiphion papilionaceum (L.f.) Schrank; Denkschr. Bot. Ges. Regensb. 2: 174 (1822)
subspecies :
subsp. glabrescens
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; South Afr. J. Bot. 99: 73 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea patens
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria patens Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68(3): 477 (1981 publ. 1982)
species :
Moraea pearsonii
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 39(1) : 2 (2009)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea pendula
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Conantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria pendula Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 488 (1981 publ. 1982)
species :
Moraea petricola
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 158 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea pilifolia
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia ciliata Pers.; Syn. Pl. 1: 41 (1805)
species :
Moraea polyanthos
L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 99 (1782)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria lilacina L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 9 (1920)
species :
Moraea polystachya
(Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1805)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); USA [I] (California [I])
27 BOT NAM SAF 76 usa
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris lacera Lam.; Encycl. 3: 304 (1789), nom. nov. illeg. superfl.
= Iris polystachya Thunb.; Diss. Irid. 25 (1782)
= Moraea multiflora Sol. ex Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 18 (1896), nom. illeg.
= Vieusseuxia multiflora Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
species :
Moraea pritzeliana
Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 117 (1909)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris pritzeliana (Diels) Goldblatt; Ann. MissouriBot. Gard. 63(4): 781 (1976 publ. 1977)
= Gynandriris torta (L.Bolus) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. cxiv. 41 (1936)
= Helixyra torta (L.Bolus) Barnard; Iris Yearbook, 52 (1932)
= Moraea torta L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 17: 418 (1927)
species :
Moraea pseudospicata
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 111 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea pubiflora
N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 348 (1929)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea pyrophila
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria galpinii L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 11: t. 417 (1931)
species :
Moraea quartzicola
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 91: 82 (2014)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea radians
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria radians (Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Contrib. Bolus Herb. 13: 51 (1991)
= Sessilistigma radians Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 156 (1984)
species :
Moraea ramosissima
(L.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 636 (1916 publ. 1917)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Polyphyllae
Synonyms: hidden
= Freuchenia bulbifera Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 14 (1827), nom. nud.
= Gladiolus ramosus Murray; Syst. Veg. ed. 14.: 86 (1784), nom. illeg.
= Iris ramosa Thunb.; Diss. Irid. 18 (1782), nom. illeg.
= Iris ramosissima L.f.; Suppl. 99 (1782)
= Moraea bulbifera Jacq.; Diss. Moraea 38, t. 197 (1797)
= Moraea racemosa Drège ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 131 (1877)
= Moraea ramosa Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 20: t. 771 (1804), nom. illeg.
= Vieusseuxia freuchenia Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 765 (1841), nom. inval.
= Vieusseuxia ramosa Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827), nom. illeg. superfl.
species :
Moraea reflexa
Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Stipantherae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria hantamensis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Flow. Pl. Afr 55: t.2128 (1997)
species :
Moraea regalis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 5(3): 266 (1995)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea reticulata
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 249 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
species :
Moraea rigidifolia
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 109 (1986)
Distribution: S-Namibia
27 NAM
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea riparia
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Hexaglottis
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis riparia Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(3): 559 (1987)
species :
Moraea rivulicola
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 5(3): 262 (1995)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.: Namaqualand)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea robusta
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 368 (1983)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov., Free State)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea galpinii subsp. robusta Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 248 (1973)
species :
Moraea saldanhensis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 210 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 2 Visciramosae
species :
Moraea saxatilis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 165: 40 (2023)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea saxicola
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 717 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea schimperi
(Hochst.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 7: 349 (1950)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana
22 NGA 23 BUR CMN ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT
Synonyms: hidden
= Hymenostigma schimperi Hochst.; Flora 27: 24 (1844)
= Hymenostigma tridentatum Hochst.; Flora 27: 25 (1844)
= Iris diversifolia Steud. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 305 (1850)
= Moraea diversifolia (Klatt) Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 130 (1877)
= Moraea hockii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 540 (1913)
= Moraea welwitschii Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. II. 1: 270 (1878)
= Moraea zambesiaca Baker; Handb. Irid.: 51 (1892)
= Vieusseuxia schimperi (Hochst.) Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 305 (1850)
= Vieusseuxia tridentata (Hochst.) Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 305 (1850)
= Xiphion diversifolium Klatt; Linnaea 34: 572 (1866), nom. superfl.
species :
Moraea schlechteri
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 375 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Flexuosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria schlechteri L.Bolus; Fl. Pl. South Africa 8: sub t. 306 (1928)
species :
Moraea serpentina
Baker; Handb. Irid. 52 (1892)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Serpentinae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea arenaria Baker; Handb. Irid. 52 (1892)
= Moraea framesii L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 17: 418 (1927)
species :
Moraea serratostyla
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria serratostyla Goldblatt; S. Afr. J. Bot. 58(4): 212 (1992)
species :
Moraea setifolia
(L.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 636 (1916 publ. 1917)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I]); New Zealand [I]
27 SAF 50 aus 51 nzl
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris rogersii (Baker) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. cxIv. 40 (1936)
= Gynandriris setifolia (L.f.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. cxIv. 40 (1936)
= Helixyra rogersii (Baker) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)
= Helixyra setifolia (L.f.) N.E.Br.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 39 (1928)
= Iris setacea Thunb.; 20 (1782), nom. illeg. superfl.
= Iris setifolia L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 99 (1782)
= Moraea humilis Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 15 (1827), nomen
= Moraea rogersii Baker; Handb. Irid. 57 (1892)
= Moraea setacea (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804)
= Moraea xerospatha MacOwan ex Baker; W. T. Dyer, Fl. Capensis 6: 529 (1897).
= Moraea xerospatha var. monophylla J.M.Black; Fl. S. Australia 1: 113 (1922).
= Vieusseuxia setacea (Thunb.) Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 13 (1827)
species :
Moraea simplex
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 14: 294 (2004)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 2 Visciramosae
species :
Moraea simulans
Baker; Handb. Irid. 50 (1892)
Distribution: S-Namibia; S-Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, W-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Gynandriris burchellii (Baker) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 40 (1936)
= Gynandriris cladostachya (Baker) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 40 (1936)
= Gynandriris elata (N.E.Br.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 40 (1936)
= Gynandriris mossii (N.E.Br.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 40 (1936)
= Gynandriris propinqua (N.E.Br.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 40 (1936)
= Gynandriris simulans (Baker) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 40 (1936)
= Gynandriris spicata (N.E.Br.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 41 (1936)
= Helixyra burchellii (Baker) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)
= Helixyra cladostachya (Baker) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)
= Helixyra elata N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)
= Helixyra mossii N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 350 (1929), nomen
= Helixyra propinqua N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 350 (1929)
= Helixyra simulans (Baker) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 350 (1929)
= Helixyra spicata N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 350 (1929)
= Moraea burchellii Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 132 (1877), nomen.
= Moraea cladostachya Baker; Handb. Irid. 58 (1892)
species :
Moraea singularis
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 154 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
species :
Moraea sisyrinchium
(L.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1805)
Name: Mittags-Schwertlilie (DE); Barbary Nut Iris (EN)
Distribution: Portugal; Spain; Gibraltar; Baleares; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa); Albania; Greece (incl. Kiklades); Crete; European Turkey; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt (Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Delta, Nile Valley, NW-coastal Egypt); Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan; East Aegaean Isl. (incl. Rhodos); Turkey (NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia, S-Iraq, W-Iraq: Desert); Iran (E-Iran, S-Iran, W-Iran, N-Iran); Afghanistan (Badghys, Baghlan, Farah, Faryab, Helmand, Herat, Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Paktia / Khost); Cyprus (E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (C-Syrian Desert, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, N-Negev Desert, Judean Desert, C-Israel, Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai, S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Asir); Kuwait; Pakistan (Baluchistan, Waziristan, Kurram, Peshawar, Swat)
12 BAL COR GIB POR SAR SPA 13 ALB GRC ITA KRI PEL SIC TUE 20 ALG EGY LBY MOR TUN 32 TKM TZK UZB 34 AFG CYP EAI IRN IRQ ISR JOR LEB SIN SYR TUR 35 KUW SAU 40 PAK
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Gynandriris
Synonyms: hidden
= Diaphane edulis Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 304 (1812), nom. superfl.
= Evansia syrtica (Viv.) Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 12: 373 (1882)
= Gynandriris littorea Jord.; Jord. & Fourr., Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 27 (1903)
= Gynandriris maricoides (Regel) Nevski; Acta Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci. URSS, Ser. 1, Fasc. 4, 217 (1937)
= Gynandriris maricoides (Regel) Rodion.; Rod Iris-Iris L. (Vopr. Morfol. Biol. Evol. i Sist.) 206 (1961) [in obs., isonym]
= Gynandriris mouterdei R.M.El-Haber; Lebanese Sci. Bull. 5(1): 72 (1989), without type
= Gynandriris numidica Jord.; Jord. & Fourr., Icon. Fl. Eur. 2: 27 (1903)
= Gynandriris sicula Tod.; Hort. bot. Panorm. 2: 43 (1890)
= Gynandriris sisyrinchium (L.) Parl.; Nuovi Gen. Sp. Monocot. 52 (1854)
= Helixyra sisyrinchium (L.) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)
= Iris aegyptia Delile; Laborde, Voy. Arab. Petr. 82 (1830)
= Iris collina Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 45 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Iris fugax Ten.; Fl. Napol. 1: 15 (1811), nom. illeg.
= Iris involuta Garzia; Effem. Sci. Lett. Sicilia 1834: 286 (1834)
= Iris libyca Mattei; Boll. Stud. Inform. Reale Giardino Colon. 3: 93 (1916)
= Iris maculata Tod.; Hort. Bot. Panorm. 2: 43 (1890), contrary to Art. 36.1c (Melbourne Code, 2012).
= Iris maricoides Regel; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 8: 676 (1884)
= Iris samaritanii Heldr.; Atti Congr. Bot. Firenze, 1874 (1876) 234
= Iris sisyrinchium f. alba Gattef. & Weiller; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 542 (1938)
= Iris sisyrinchium f. caerulea Maire & Weiller; Fl. Afrique N. 6: 168 (1959 publ. 1960)
= Iris sisyrinchium f. purpureoviolacea Maire & Weiller; Fl. Afrique N. 6: 167 (1959 publ. 1960), nom. inval.
= Iris sisyrinchium f. rosea Gattef. & Weiller; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 542 (1938)
= Iris sisyrinchium f. violacea Gattef. & Weiller; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 542 (1938)
= Iris sisyrinchium L.; Sp. Pl. 40 (1753)
= Iris sisyrinchium subsp. fugax (Ten.) K.Richt.; Pl. Eur. 1: 259 (1890)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. fugax Rouy; Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 71 (1912)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. maculata Fiori; Fiori et al., Fl. Anal. Italia 4(App.): 52 (1907)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. major Cambess.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 14: 314 (1827)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. maricoides (Regel) Lynch; Book of the Iris: 189 (1904)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. marmarica Pamp.; Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 12: 25 (1936)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. minor Cambess.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 14: 314 (1827)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. purpurea Braun-Blanq. & Maire; Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 8: 176 (1924)
= Iris sisyrinchium var. syrtica (Viv.) E.A.Durand & Barratte; Fl. Libyc. Prodr.: 223 (1910)
= Iris syrtica Viv.; Fl. Lib. Spec. 3. t. 1, f. 1 (1824)
= Iris todaroana Cif. & Giacom.; Nomencl. Fl. Ital., Pt. 1, 150 (1950) ex Pignatti, Giorn. Bot. Ital., 113(5-6): 367 1979 (1980), nomen
= Iris zelantea Parl.; Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot.: 53 (1854)
= Moraea sicula Tod.; Ind. sem. Anon. Panorm. (1887) 37
= Moraea tenoreana Sweet; Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 110 (1825)
= Sisyrinchium majus R.M.Redhead; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 209 (1866)
= Xiphion sisyrinchium (L.) Baker; J. Bot. 9: 42 (1871)
species :
Moraea spathulata
(L.f.) Klatt; T. Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 1893 (1895) 152
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique; South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris spathacea Thunb.; Diss. Irid. 17 (1782)
= Iris spathulata L.f.; Suppl. 99 (1782)
= Moraea balenii Stent; Fl. Pl. South Africa 8: t. 301 (1928)
= Moraea longispatha Klatt; Linnaea 34: 1865 (1866) 360
= Moraea spathacea (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 28: t. 1103 (1808), nom. illeg.
= Moraea spathacea var. natalensis Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 14 (1896)
= Moraea spathulata subsp. autumnalis Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 254 (1973)
= Moraea spathulata subsp. saxosa Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 254 (1973)
= Moraea spathulata subsp. transvaalensis Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 253 (1973)
species :
Moraea speciosa
(L.Bolus) Goldblatt; Bot. Notiser 133(1): 92 (1980)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria speciosa L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 3: 10 (1920)
species :
Moraea stagnalis
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia stagnalis Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 45(4): 414 (1979)
species :
Moraea striata
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 153 (2013)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 1 Multifoliae
species :
Moraea stricta
Baker; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zurich 49: 178 (1904)
Distribution: ?South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
24 ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea curtisiae R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. 127: 46 (1939)
= Moraea mossii N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 347 (1929)
= Moraea parva N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 347 (1929)
= Moraea tellinii Chiov.; Ann. Bot., Roma 9: 138 (1911)
= Moraea trita N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 347 (1929), nomen.
= Moraea trita var. foliata N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 347 (1929), nom. inval.
species :
Moraea tanquana
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 39(1) : 4 (2009)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
species :
Moraea tanzanica
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 283 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Tanzania; N-Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW
species :
Moraea teretifolia
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 91: 75 (2014)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Deserticolae
species :
Moraea textilis
(Welw.) Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. II. 1: 270 (1878)
Distribution: Angola; W-Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Iridopsis textilis Welw. ex Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. II. 1: 270 (1878)
= Moraea mechowii Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 151 (1892)
= Moraea revoluta C.H.Wright; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 305 (1913)
species :
Moraea thermarum
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 43(2): 156 (2013)
Distribution: S-Namibia
27 NAM
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Hexaglottis
species :
Moraea thomasiae
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 20 (1976)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Integres
species :
Moraea thomsonii
Baker; Handb. Irid. 57 (1892)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Mpulamanga)
24 ETH 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea tortilis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 705 (1976 publ. 1977)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Serpentinae
species :
Moraea tricolor
Andrews; Bot. Rep. t. 83 (1800)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris fugax Pers.; Syn. Pl. 1: 54 (1805), nom. superfl.
= Moraea barbigera Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 306 (1812)
= Moraea ciliata var. barbigera (Salisb.) Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.): Fl. Cap. 6: 11 (1896)
= Moraea ciliata var. tricolor (Andrews) Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.): Fl. Cap. 6: 11 (1896)
= Moraea duthieana L.Bolus; Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 113 (1927)
species :
Moraea tricuspidata
(L.f.) G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 14: 89 (1948)
subspecies :
subsp. tricuspidata
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris tricuspidata L.f.; Suppl. 98 (1782)
= Iris tricuspis Thunb.; (1782), nom. nov. illeg. superfl.
= Iris tricuspis var. corolla-purpurea Thunb.; Iris: 15 (1782)
= Moraea confusa G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 14: 89 (1948)
= Moraea tricuspis (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 19: t. 696 (1803)
= Vieusseuxia tricuspis (Thunb.) Fisch. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., 1: 165 (1824)
subspecies :
subsp. cormifera
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 99: 73 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea bellendenii subsp. cormifera Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 236 (1973)
subspecies :
subsp. parviflora
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African J. Bot. 99: 70 (2015)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea trifida
R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. CXIV. 40 (1936)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea culmea Killick; Bothalia 6: 436 (1954)
= Moraea rogersii N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 344, in clavi, 348 (1929) [non M. rogersii Baker]
species :
Moraea tripetala
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 702 (1803)
subspecies :
subsp. tripetala
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris mutila Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. sec. 1: 477 (1817), non Eckl.
= Iris tripetala L.f.; Suppl. 92 (1782)
= Moraea tripetala var. mutila (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.): Fl. Cap. 6: 23 (1896), nom. nov.
= Vieusseuxia mutila (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl. ed. 6. 2: 494 (1833)
= Vieusseuxia mutila (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Klatt; Linnaea 34: 621 (1866), isonym
= Vieusseuxia pulchra Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon Pflanzensamml. Eckl.: 13 (1827)
= Vieusseuxia tripetala (L.f.) Klatt; T. A. Durand & H. Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 155 (1894), isonym
= Vieusseuxia tripetala (L.f.) Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 602 (1845)
= Vieusseuxia tripetaloides DC.; Ann. Mus. Par. 2: 138 (1803), nom. nov. illeg. superfl.
subspecies :
subsp. jacquiniana
(Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 126 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea tripetala var. jacquiniana Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 54 (1941)
subspecies :
subsp. violacea
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 42(2): 125 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea tulbaghensis
L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 22: 276 (1932)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea neopavonia R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb., No. 165, 108 (1947), nom. nov. for M. pavonia Ker Gawl.
= Moraea pavonia Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1805), nom. illeg.
species :
Moraea umbellata
Thunb.; Diss. Moraea, 13 (1787)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae
Synonyms: hidden
= Aristea umbellata (Thunb.) Spreng.; 158 (1824)
= Bobartia umbellata (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Irid. Gen. 31 (1827)
= Homeria bobartioides L.Bolus; J. Bot. 69: 12 (1931)
= Homeria umbellata (Thunb.) G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 14: 86 (1948)
= Moraea edulis var. umbellata (Thunb.) Baker; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 21 (1896)
= Rheome umbellata (Thunb.) Goldblatt; Bot. Notiser 133(1): 92 (1980)
species :
Moraea unguiculata
Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 593 (1802)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris gracilis Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 1: 477 (1817), nom. illeg.
= Iris tricuspis var. minor Jacq.; Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(9): t. 222 (1792)
= Moraea ceresiana G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 57 (1941), nom. nov. for M. violacea L. Bolus 1928
= Moraea gracilis (Licht ex Roem. & Schult.) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl. 2: 478 (1833)
= Moraea tenuis Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 1047 (1807)
= Moraea violacea L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 18: 116 (1928), nom. illeg., non Baker 1900
= Vieusseuxia tenuis (Ker Gawl.) Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 1: 491 (1817)
species :
Moraea unibracteata
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60(2): 241 (1973)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Remarks: subgen. 9 Grandiflorae
species :
Moraea unifoliata
R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. n. s. No. CXIV. 48 (1936)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea aphylla De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. lV. 2: 21 (1913) [non L.f. nom. illeg.]
species :
Moraea upembana
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64(2): 288 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Moraea vallisavium
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 357 (1982 publ. 1983)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 6 Monocephalae
species :
Moraea vallisbelli
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 11 Homeria, sect. Homeria
Synonyms: hidden
= Homeria vallisbelli Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 479 (1981 publ. 1982)
species :
Moraea variabilis
(G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Eurystigma
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia variabilis G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 4: 6 (1938)
species :
Moraea vegeta
L.; Sp. Pl.: 59 (1753)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Moraea
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferraria tristis (L.f.) Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 42 (1796)
= Iris crassifolia Anon.; Ann. Hort. 1847: 73 (1847)
= Iris tristis L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 97 (1782)
= Moraea iriopetala L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 100 (1782), nom. illeg.
= Moraea iriopetala var. juncea (L.) L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 100 (1782)
= Moraea iriopetala var. vegeta (L.) L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 100 (1782)
= Moraea juncea L.; Sp. Pl. ed. 2.: 59 (1762)
= Moraea sordescens Jacq.; Collectanea 5: 29 (1797)
= Moraea tristis (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1804)
= Vieusseuxia graminifolia Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon Pflanzensamml. Eckl.: 11 (1827)
= Vieusseuxia juncea Eckl. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 765 (1841), nom. inval.
= Vieusseuxia rivularis Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon Pflanzensamml. Eckl.: 11 (1827), nom. nud.
= Vieusseuxia tristis Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 11 (1827), nom. nud.
species :
Moraea venenata
Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 238 (1923)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Polyanthes
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea toxicaria Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 237 (1923)
= Moraea polystachya var. brevicaulis E.Phillips; Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 9: 16 (1926)
species :
Moraea ventricosa
Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 73 (1895)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Moraea bequaertii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 540 (1913)
= Moraea ventricosa f. bequaertii (De Wild.) Geerinck; Taxonomania 4: 4 (2001)
= Moraea ventricosa f. boussardiana Geerinck; Taxonomania 4: 4 (2001)
= Moraea ventricosa f. verdickii (De Wild.) Geerinck; Taxonomania 4: 5 (2001)
= Moraea ventricosa f. witteana Geerinck; Taxonomania 4: 5 (2001)
= Moraea verdickii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., IV: 17 (1902)
species :
Moraea verecunda
Goldblatt; Moraeas of South. Africa (Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard., 14): 116 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Pseudospicatae
species :
Moraea versicolor
(Salisb. ex Klatt) Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 377 (1998)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Eurystigma
Synonyms: hidden
= Galaxia mucronularis Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 315 (1812), nom. nud.
= Galaxia obtusa Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. 1: 315 (1812)
= Galaxia ovata var. ecklonii Baker; Handb. Irid.: 97 (1892)
= Galaxia ovata var. purpurea Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 37: t. 1516 (1812)
= Galaxia purpurea (Ker Gawl.) Klatt; Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 12: 385 (1882)
= Galaxia versicolor Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. 1: 315 (1812) ex Klatt, 783 (1864)
= Galaxia violacea Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon Pflanzensamml. Eckl.: 17 (1827), nom. inval.
species :
Moraea vespertina
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon 10(1): 14 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 1 Multifoliae
species :
Moraea vigilans
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Novon, 10(7 ): 17 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
species :
Moraea villosa
(Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl. ex Rchb.; Fl. Exot. 1: 22. t. 19, f. 1 (1833)
subspecies :
subsp. villosa
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Villosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris villosa Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 16: t. 571 (1802)
= Moraea pavonia var. villosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker; Handb. Irid.: 59 (1892)
= Vieusseuxia villosa (Ker Gawl.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. 1: 166 (1824)
subspecies :
subsp. elandsmontana
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 366 (1983)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Moraea virgata
Jacq.; Collectanea 3: 194 (1791)
subspecies :
subsp. virgata
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 8 Polyanthes, sect. Hexaglottis
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. II. 498 (1830)
= Hexaglottis virgata var. lata G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 25: 228 (1959)
= Homeria flexuosa Baker; W. W. Saunders, Refug. Bot.: t. 24 (1869)
= Homeria virgata (Jacq.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. I. 395 (1826)
= Ixia virgata (Jacq.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 1: 202 (1797)
= Plantia flava Herb.; Lindl. , Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 89 (1844)
subspecies :
subsp. karooica
(Goldblatt) Goldblatt; Novon 14(3): 296 (2004)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Hexaglottis virgata subsp. karooica Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(3): 568 (1987)
species :
Moraea viscaria
(L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1805)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 2 Visciramosae
Synonyms: hidden
= Iris viscaria L.f.; Suppl. Pl.: 98 (1782)
= Moraea odorata G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 53 (1941)
= Vieusseuxia viscaria (L.f.) Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827)
species :
Moraea vlokii
Goldblatt; S. Afr. J. Bot. 58(4): 209 (1992)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Moraea
species :
Moraea vuvuzela
Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; Bothalia 40(2): 148 (2010)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 5 Galaxia, ser. Galaxia
species :
Moraea worcesterensis
Goldblatt; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73(1): 115 (1986)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: subgen. 10 Vieusseuxia, sect. Vieusseuxia
