Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea schimperi (Hochst.) Pic.Serm.

First published in Webbia 7: 349 (1950)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: i-viii, 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1978). Systematics of Moraea (Iridaceae) in Tropical Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 243-295.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
  • Hutchinson, J. & Dalziel, J.M. (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, second edition 3: i-vi, 1-276. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations.
  • Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Webbia 7: 349 (1950).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1978). Systematics of Moraea (Iridaceae) in Tropical Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 243-295.
  • Goldblatt, P. (1993). Flora Zambesiaca: i-iv, 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb & Leedal, Mountain Fl. S. Tanz.: 179, t. 51B (1982).
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14: 216 (1986)
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 268 (1977)
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 24 (1993).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 138 (1968).
  • Pic. Serm. in Webbia. 7: 349 (1950).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [958] Cameroon K000212827 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Zambia K000365910 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Zambia K000365911 Lectotype Yes
Nov 1, 1947 Schimper [1296] Ethiopia K000365918 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1947 Schimper [1173] Ethiopia K000365919 Lectotype Yes
Nov 1, 1947 Schimper [1173] Ethiopia K000365920 Isotype Yes
Harris, T. [310] Mozambique K000613746 No
Frisby, A.; Maiato, F. [4114] Angola K001334039 Yes
Welwitsch [1548] Angola K000365909 Type Yes
Maiato, F.; Rafael, M. [FM1680] Angola K001622857 Yes
Last, J., T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000438622 No
Austin, R. Tanzania K:SPC-18189.000 No
Ash [1519] K:SPC-35807.000 No
Zimbabwe K:SPC-23541.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8377] Tanzania K:SPC-22963.000 No
Jones, T.S. [360] K:SPC-27679.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [1504] Nigeria K:SPC-26127.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0