Moraea

Moraea
Moraea viscaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Irideae
Genus: Moraea
Mill.
Type species
Moraea viscaria
Synonyms
List
  • Barnardiella Goldblatt
  • Diaphane Salisb.
  • Freuchenia Eckl.
  • Galaxia Thunb.
  • Gynandriris Parl.
  • Helixyra Salisb. ex N.E.Br.
  • Hexaglottis Vent.
  • Homeria Vent.
  • Hymenostigma Hochst.
  • Iridopsis Welw. ex Baker
  • Jania Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Phaianthes Raf.
  • Plantia Herb. in Lindl.
  • Rheome Goldblatt
  • Roggeveldia Goldblatt
  • Sessilistigma Goldblatt
  • Sisyrinchium Mill. nom. illeg.
  • Vieusseuxia D.Delaroche

Moraea, the Cape tulips, is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1758. The group is widespread across Africa, the Mediterranean, and central and southwestern Asia. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert More.

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