143.0000 Family Iridaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 57 (1789), nom. cons.

70 genera, ca. 2500 spp.

Species listed in database: 2552; hybrids: 46

143.7123 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

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.; Iris [Thunberg] 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. [Ascherson & Graebner] 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. Hort. Berol. [Willdenow] 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 [Willdenow] 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; Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] 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. Not. 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; Handb. Irid. 59 (1892)

= Moraea tricuspis var. lutea Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 20(1): 772 (1804)

= Vieusseuxia bellendenii Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 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] 1: 240 (1805)

Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)

27 SAF

Remarks: subgen. 2 Visciramosae, Sect. 2 Visciramosae

Synonyms: hidden

= Iris bituminosa L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 98 (1782)

= Moraea viscaria var. bituminosa (L.f.) Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 15 (1896)

= Vieusseuxia bituminosa (L.f.) Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 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.; Nuovo 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; Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14 (Moraeas S. Afr.): 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 (1894)

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.; Contr. Fl. Katanga, Suppl. 4: 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. Not. 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. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 98 (1782)

= Iris minuta L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 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. 114: 49 (1936)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia

23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Moraea gracilis (Eckl.) Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 1: 272 (1878), nom. illeg.

= Moraea schaijesiorum Geerinck; Taxonomania 10: 11 (2003)

= Vieusseuxia gracilis Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827)

species :

Moraea collina Thunb.; Moraea [Thunberg] 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. [Sweet], ed. 2: 498 (1830)

= Homeria breyniana (L.) G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 7: 59 (1941)

= Homeria breyniana var. aurantiaca (Zuccagni) G.J.Lewis; Fl. Cape Penins. [Adamson & Salter] 232 (1950)

= Homeria collina (Thunb.) Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 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.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7: 1528 (1830)

= Kolbea breyniana (L.) Gerst.; Gartenbeobachter 5: 115 (1841)

= Moraea aurantiaca (Zuccagni) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl., ed. 6 [Dietrich] 2: 485 (1833)

= Moraea grandiflora Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 14 (1827), nom. illeg.

= Moraea iriopetala Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1: 244 (1797), nom. illeg.

= Sisyrinchium aurantiacum Zuccagni; Cent. Observ. Pl. 1: 145 (1806)

= Sisyrinchium collinum (Thunb.) Cav.; Diss. 6, Sexta Diss. Bot.: 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. Not. 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. 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 [Thunberg] 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.; Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 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. [Sweet] 395 (1826)

= Homeria metelerkampiae L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 18: 116 (1928)

= Homeria spicata (Ker Gawl.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 395 (1826)

= Moraea spicata Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 1283 (1810)

= Sisyrinchium elegans (Jacq.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3(1): 577 (1800)

species :

Moraea elliotii Baker; Handb. Irid. 58 (1892); 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; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 1154 (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; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 529 (1897)

species :

Moraea exiliflora Goldblatt; Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14 (Moraeas S. Afr.): 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), nomen

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), nomen

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. [Steudel], 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; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 1157 (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. [Sweet] 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. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 624 (1916 publ. 1917)

= Galaxia graminea Thunb.; Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] Pl. 51 (1782), nom. superfl.

= Galaxia graminifolia Harv.; Gen. S. Afr. Pl., ed. 2: 376 (1868), orth. var.

= Ixia fugacissima L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 94 (1782)

species :

Moraea fugax (D.Delaroche) Jacq.; Hort. Bot. 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., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 158 (1824)

= Iris capensis Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 2 (1768)

= Iris edulis L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 98 (1782)

= Iris longifolia Schneev.; Icon. Pl. Rar. [Schneevoogt] t. 20 (1793)

= Moraea capensis (Burm.f.) Klatt; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 1148 (1894)

= Moraea corniculata Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 115 (1791)

= Moraea edulis (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. t. 613 (1803)

= Moraea edulis var. longifolia (Schneev.) Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 21 (1896)

= Moraea edulis var. odora (Salisb.) Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 21 (1896)

= Moraea longifolia (Schneev.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], 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; Descr. Pl. Aliq. 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. [Sprengel] 1: 251 (1820)

= Galaxia ovata Thunb.; Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 51 (1782)

= Ixia galaxia L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 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; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 14 (1896)

species :

Moraea garipensis Goldblatt; Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14 (Moraeas S. Afr.): 48 (1986)

Distribution: S-Namibia

27 NAM

Remarks: subgen. 4 Moraea, sect. Polyphyllae

species :

Moraea gawleri Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 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. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 98 (1782)

= Moraea crispa (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 32: t. 1284 (1810), nom. illeg.

= Moraea crispa var. rectifolia Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 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 12 (1827), nomen

= Vieusseuxia brehmii Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827), nomen

= 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. Africa 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. Not. 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. Africa 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; 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; Linnaea 34: 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. Repos. 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. 114: 40 (1936)

= Helixyra flava Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 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. [Persoon] 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. [Sweet], 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. [Sweet] 395 (1826)

= Ixia longifolia Jacq.; Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 47 (1777)

= Moraea flexuosa L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 100 (1782), nom. superfl.

= Sisyrinchium flexuosum (L.f.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 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.; Iris [Thunberg] 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), nomen

= Vieusseuxia plumaria Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 14 (1827), nomen

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. [Sweet] 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; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 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 Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 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. Not. 133(1): 92 (1980)

species :

Moraea mediterranea Goldblatt; Novon 8(4): 376 (1998), nom. nov.

Distribution: Greece (S-Attiki, Egina Isl., Kiklades: Amorgos, Keros); Crete (widespread, incl. islets); 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. [K.Richter] 1: 259 (1890)

= Iris sisyrinchium var. minor Täckh.; Student Fl. Egypt [Täckholm], 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. Repos., 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. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] t. 178 (1826)

= Homeria miniata (Andrews) Sweet; Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] t. 152 (1826)

= Homeria porrifolia Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 498 (1830), nom. inval.

= Moraea gigantea Klatt; Linnaea 35: 381 (1867)

= Moraea lineata (Sweet) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 160 (1841)

= Moraea porrifolia (Sweet) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 160 (1841), nomen

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. African 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.; Iris [Thunberg] 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. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 2: 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. [Sweet] 395 (1826), nom. illeg. superfl.

= Homeria lucasii L.Bolus; S. African Gard. 19: 320 (1929)

= Homeria ochroleuca Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 308 (1812)

= Moraea exaltata (Sweet) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], 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 17: 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. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 2: 478 (1817)

= Iris papilionacea L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 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. Beob. [Wendland] 42 (1798)

= Vieusseuxia ciliata Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 11 (1827)

= Vieusseuxia intermedia Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827), nomen

= Vieusseuxia nervosa Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827), nomen

= Xiphion papilionaceum (L.f.) Schrank; Denkschr. Bayer. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 174 (1822)

subspecies :

subsp. glabrescens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning; S. African 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. [Persoon] 1: 41 (1805)

species :

Moraea polyanthos L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 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. [J.Lamarck et al.] 3: 304 (1789), nom. nov. illeg. superfl.

= Iris polystachya Thunb.; Iris [Thunberg] 25 (1782)

= Moraea multiflora Sol. ex Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 18 (1896), nom. illeg.

= Vieusseuxia multiflora Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 12 (1827), nomen

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. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(4): 781 (1976 publ. 1977)

= Gynandriris torta (L.Bolus) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 41 (1936)

= Helixyra torta (L.Bolus) Barnard; Iris Year Book 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; Contr. Bolus Herb. 13: 51 (1991)

= Sessilistigma radians Goldblatt; J. S. African Bot. 50(2): 156 (1984)

species :

Moraea ramosissima (L.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club 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), nomen

= Gladiolus ramosus Murray; Syst. Veg., ed. 14 [J.A.Murray] 86 (1784), nom. illeg.

= Iris ramosa Thunb.; Iris [Thunberg] 18 (1782), nom. illeg.

= Iris ramosissima L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 99 (1782)

= Moraea bulbifera Jacq.; Moraea [Thunberg] 38, t. 197 (1797)

= Moraea racemosa Drège ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 131 (1877)

= Moraea ramosa Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 20(1): 771 (1804), nom. illeg.

= Vieusseuxia freuchenia Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], 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; Fl. Pl. Africa 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. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 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. African J. Bot. 58(4): 212 (1992)

species :

Moraea setifolia (L.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club 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. 114: 40 (1936)

= Gynandriris setifolia (L.f.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 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.; Iris [Thunberg] 20 (1782), nom. illeg. superfl.

= Iris setifolia L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 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; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 529 (1897)

= Moraea xerospatha var. monophylla J.M.Black; Fl. S. Austral. [J.M.Black] 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 (lowlands of C- & S-Greece, incl. most islands); 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. (widespread, incl. Rhodos, Kastellorhizo Isl.); 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; United Arab Emirates; 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 UAE 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.; Icon. Fl. Eur. [Jordan & Fourreau] 2: 27 (1903)

= Gynandriris maricoides (Regel) Nevski; Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 217 (1937)

= Gynandriris maricoides (Regel) Rodion.; Rod Iris 206 (1961) [in obs., isonym]

= Gynandriris mouterdei R.M.El-Haber; Lebanese Sci. Bull. 5(1): 72 (1989), without type

= Gynandriris numidica Jord.; Icon. Fl. Eur. [Jordan & Fourreau] 2: 27 (1903)

= Gynandriris sicula Tod.; Hort. Bot. Panorm. 2: 43 (1890)

= Gynandriris sisyrinchium (L.) Parl.; Nuov. Gen. Sp. Monocot. 52 (1854)

= Helixyra sisyrinchium (L.) N.E.Br.; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 349 (1929)

= Iris aegyptia Delile; Voy. Arabie Pétrée [Laborde & Linant] 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. Int. Bot. Firenze 1874: 234 (1876)

= 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. [Linnaeus] 1: 40 (1753)

= Iris sisyrinchium subsp. fugax (Ten.) K.Richt.; Pl. Eur. [K.Richter] 1: 259 (1890)

= Iris sisyrinchium var. fugax Rouy; Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 13: 71 (1912)

= Iris sisyrinchium var. maculata Fiori; 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. Libyc. Spec. 3. t. 1, f. 1 (1824)

= Iris todaroana Cif. & Giacom.; Nomenclator 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.; Index Sem. (Panormitani) (1887) 37

= Moraea tenoreana Sweet; Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] 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; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 5: 152 (1892 publ. 1894)

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.; Iris [Thunberg] 17 (1782)

= Iris spathulata L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 99 (1782)

= Moraea balenii Stent; Fl. Pl. South Africa 8: t. 301 (1928)

= Moraea longispatha Klatt; Linnaea 34: 360 (1865 publ. 1866)

= Moraea spathacea (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 28: t. 1103 (1808), nom. illeg.

= Moraea spathacea var. natalensis Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 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. Not. 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. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 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. 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. (Rome) 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. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 1: 270 (1878)

Distribution: Angola; W-Zambia

26 ANG ZAM

Synonyms: hidden

= Iridopsis textilis Welw. ex Baker; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 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. Repos. t. 83 (1800)

Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)

27 SAF

Remarks: subgen. 7 Acaules

Synonyms: hidden

= Iris fugax Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 54 (1805), nom. superfl.

= Moraea barbigera Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 306 (1812)

= Moraea ciliata var. barbigera (Salisb.) Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 11 (1896)

= Moraea ciliata var. tricolor (Andrews) Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 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. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 98 (1782)

= Iris tricuspis Thunb.; (1782), nom. nov. illeg. superfl.

= Iris tricuspis var. corolla-purpurea Thunb.; Iris [Thunberg] 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., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 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. 114: 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., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 477 (1817), non Eckl.

= Iris tripetala L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 92 (1782)

= Moraea tripetala var. mutila (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Baker; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 23 (1896), nom. nov.

= Vieusseuxia mutila (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) A.Dietr.; Sp. Pl., ed. 6 [Dietrich] 2: 494 (1833)

= Vieusseuxia mutila (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Klatt; Linnaea 34: 621 (1866), isonym

= Vieusseuxia pulchra Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 13 (1827)

= Vieusseuxia tripetala (L.f.) Klatt; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 155 (1894), isonym

= Vieusseuxia tripetala (L.f.) Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 602 (1845)

= Vieusseuxia tripetaloides DC.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 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. 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.; Moraea [Thunberg] 13 (1787)

Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)

27 SAF

Remarks: subgen. 3 Umbellatae

Synonyms: hidden

= Aristea umbellata (Thunb.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 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; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 6: 21 (1896)

= Rheome umbellata (Thunb.) Goldblatt; Bot. Not. 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. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 2: 477 (1817), nom. illeg.

= Iris tricuspis var. minor Jacq.; Icon. Pl. Rar. [Jacquin] 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., ed. 6 [Dietrich] 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. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 2: 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. 114: 48 (1936)

Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]

23 ZAI

Synonyms: hidden

= Moraea aphylla De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 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. [Linnaeus] 1: 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. [Linnaeus f.] 97 (1782)

= Moraea iriopetala L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 100 (1782), nom. illeg.

= Moraea iriopetala var. juncea (L.) L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 100 (1782)

= Moraea iriopetala var. vegeta (L.) L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 100 (1782)

= Moraea juncea L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 59 (1762)

= Moraea sordescens Jacq.; Collectanea [Jacquin] 5 (Suppl.): 29 (1797)

= Moraea tristis (L.f.) Ker Gawl.; Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 241 (1804)

= Vieusseuxia graminifolia Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 11 (1827)

= Vieusseuxia juncea Eckl. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 765 (1841), nom. inval.

= Vieusseuxia rivularis Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 11 (1827), nomen

= Vieusseuxia tristis Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 11 (1827), nomen

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. South 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., Sér. 4, 17 (1902)

species :

Moraea verecunda Goldblatt; Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14 (Moraeas S. Afr.): 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), nomen

= Galaxia obtusa Salisb.; Trans. Hort. Soc. London 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. London 1: 315 (1812) ex Klatt, 783 (1864)

= Galaxia violacea Eckl.; Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon 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., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 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 [Jacquin] 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. [Sweet], ed. 2: 498 (1830)

= Hexaglottis virgata var. lata G.J.Lewis; J. S. African Bot. 25: 228 (1959)

= Homeria flexuosa Baker; Refug. Bot. [Saunders] t. 24 (1869)

= Homeria virgata (Jacq.) Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 395 (1826)

= Ixia virgata (Jacq.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1: 202 (1797)

= Plantia flava Herb.; 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. [Linnaeus f.] 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. African 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

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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

Version 25.04 (April 17th, 2025)

Covering 356,375 accepted species,8,782 hybrids, 48,090 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,002,897 synonyms,in total 1,416,144* names

[*about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]

With complete, detailed distribution data (countries and regions) and literature references

Arranged in linear phylogenetic sequence reflecting true relationships

Fully searchable and continously updated

With 38,209 pictures of 15,787 species

Assembled through 40 years independently from other databases

In cooperation with Catalogue of Life

Covering 356,375 accepted species,
8,782 hybrids, 48,090 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,002,897 synonyms,
**in total 1,416,144* names**

[about 25,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus*" are deliberately omitted]