Iridaceae
Moraea

Moraea tanzanica Goldblatt

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 283 (1977 publ. 1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to N. Malawi. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Goldblatt, P. (1978). Systematics of Moraea (Iridaceae) in Tropical Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 243-295.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb & Leedal, Mountain Fl. S. Tanz.: 179, t. 51C (1982).
  • Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 283 (1977)
  • Goldblatt in Flora Zambesiaca 12(4): 23 (1993).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Bidgood, S.; Congdon, T.C.E. [137] Tanzania K000283094 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Richards, H.M. [14314] Tanzania K000283089 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Richards, H.M. [7574] Tanzania K000283091 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Richards, H.M. [14182] Tanzania K000283090 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Semsei, S.R. [1664] Tanzania K000283093 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Richards, H.M. [7617] Tanzania K000283092 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Stolz, A. [2412] Tanzania K000283103 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Stolz, A. [2412] Tanzania K000283104 Type Yes
Humphries, M. [4] Tanzania K000283102 Yes
Phillips, E. [1071] Malawi K000283088 No
Humphries, R.M.; Humphries [s.n.] Tanzania K000283100 Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L.B. [11274] Tanzania K000283099 Yes
Humphries, M. [2] Tanzania K000283101 Yes
Gereau, R.E.; Lovett, J.; Taylor, C.M. [2831] Tanzania K000283096 Yes
Leedal [4827] Tanzania K000283098 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-42507.000 No
Suleiman, H.; Fundi, M.J. [45] Tanzania K000283095 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Congdon, C.; Vollesen, K. [2135] Tanzania K000283097 Yes

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

  • 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