Moraea unguiculata

Moraea unguiculata

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 unguiculata

Name

Moraea unguiculata Ker Gawl., 1802

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Iris tricuspis var. minor Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(9): t. 222 (1792).
  • Moraea tenuis Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 26: t. 1047 (1807).
  • Iris gracilis Licht. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 477 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Vieusseuxia tenuis (Ker Gawl.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 491 (1817).
  • Vieusseuxia gracilis Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
  • Moraea gracilis A.Dietr., Sp. Pl. ed. 6, 2: 478 (1833).
  • Moraea violacea L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 18: 116 (1928), nom. illeg.
  • Moraea ceresiana G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 57 (1941).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B., 1802. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... London 16: t. 593.

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 unguiculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Moraea unguiculata. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Moraea unguiculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Moraea unguiculata. Published online. Accessed: Feb 23 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Moraea unguiculata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: wituintjie

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