Moraea longifolia

Moraea longifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Moraea
Species: Moraea longifolia

Name

• Moraea longifolia (Jacq.) Pers., 1805

Homonyms

• Moraea longifolia (Schneev.) Sweet = Moraea fugax (D.Delaroche) Jacq.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ixia longifolia Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 47 (1777).
• Homotypic
  • Moraea flexuosa L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 100 (1782), nom. superfl.
  • Hexaglottis longifolia (Jacq.) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 313 (1812).
  • Sisyrinchium flexuosum (L.f.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 167 (1824).
  • Homeria flexuosa (L.f.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 395 (1826).
  • Hexaglottis flexuosa (L.f.) Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 498 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Hexaglottis longifolia var. angustifolia G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 25: 222 (1959).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa SW. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 1: 49.

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Moraea longifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Moraea longifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Moraea longifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Moraea longifolia. Published online. Accessed: Feb 22 2022.

Vernacular names

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