''Moraea'', the Cape tulips, is a

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Iridaceae Iridaceae () is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the Iris (plant), irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of about 2500 species. It includes a number of economically importan ...

, first described as a genus in 1758. The group is widespread across Africa, the

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, and central and southwestern Asia. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist

Robert More Robert More may refer to: * Robert More (MP, born 1581) (1581–1626), English politician, MP for Guildford, and for Surrey * Robert More (botanist) (1703–1780), British botanist, mayor of Shrewsbury, 1727 and MP for Bishops Castle, 1727–41 and ...

Description

Moraeas have iris-like flowers. The corms of some species have been used as food, however they are usually small and some species have an unpleasant taste, and some are poisonous.

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Moraea'': *'' Moraea acocksii'' *'' Moraea afro-orientalis'' *''

Moraea albicuspa ''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 ...

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Moraea albiflora ''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 ...

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Moraea algoensis ''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 ...

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Moraea alpina ''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 ...

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Moraea alticola ''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 ...

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Moraea amabilis ''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 ...

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Moraea amissa ''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 ...

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Moraea angolensis ''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 ...

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Moraea angulata ''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 ...

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Moraea angusta ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea anomala'' *'' Moraea ardesiaca'' *'' Moraea aristata'' *'' Moraea aspera'' *'' Moraea atromontana'' *''

Moraea atropunctata ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea australis'' *'' Moraea autumnalis'' *'' Moraea balundana'' *'' Moraea barkerae'' *'' Moraea barnardiella'' *'' Moraea barnardii'' *'' Moraea bella'' *'' Moraea bellendenii'' *'' Moraea bifida'' *'' Moraea bipartita'' *'' Moraea bituminosa'' *'' Moraea bolusii'' *'' Moraea bovonei'' *'' Moraea brachygyne'' *'' Moraea brevifolia'' *'' Moraea brevistyla'' *'' Moraea brevituba'' *'' Moraea britteniae'' *'' Moraea bubalina'' *'' Moraea bulbillifera'' *'' Moraea caeca'' *'' Moraea calcicola'' *'' Moraea callista'' *''

Moraea cantharophila ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea carnea'' *'' Moraea carsonii'' *'' Moraea cedarmontana'' *'' Moraea cedarmonticola'' *'' Moraea ciliata'' *'' Moraea cistiflora'' *'' Moraea citrina'' *'' Moraea clavata'' *'' Moraea collina'' *'' Moraea comptonii'' *'' Moraea contorta'' *''

Moraea cookii ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea cooperi'' *'' Moraea crispa'' *'' Moraea cuspidata'' *'' Moraea debilis'' *'' Moraea decipiens'' *'' Moraea deltoidea'' *'' Moraea demissa'' *'' Moraea deserticola'' *'' Moraea doleritica'' *'' Moraea dracomontana'' *'' Moraea eburnea'' *'' Moraea elegans'' *'' Moraea elliotii'' *'' Moraea elsiae'' *'' Moraea exiliflora'' *'' Moraea falcifolia'' *'' Moraea fenestralis'' *'' Moraea fenestrata'' *'' Moraea fergusoniae'' *'' Moraea filamentosa'' *'' Moraea filicaulis'' *'' Moraea fistulosa'' *''

Moraea flaccida ''Moraea flaccida'', commonly known as the one-leaf Cape tulip, is a bulb native to South Africa, including in Fynbos habitats. Despite its common name, this species is not a tulip (Liliaceae) but rather belongs to the family Iridaceae. It has b ...

'' *'' Moraea flava'' *'' Moraea flavescens'' *'' Moraea flexicaulis'' *'' Moraea fragrans'' *'' Moraea fugacissima'' *'' Moraea fugax'' *'' Moraea fuscomontana'' *'' Moraea galaxia'' *'' Moraea galpinii'' *'' Moraea garipensis'' *'' Moraea gawleri'' *'' Moraea geminifolia'' *'' Moraea gigandra'' *'' Moraea gracilenta'' *'' Moraea graminicola'' *'' Moraea grandis'' *'' Moraea graniticola'' *'' Moraea hainebachiana'' *'' Moraea helicoidea'' *'' Moraea helmei'' *'' Moraea herrei'' *'' Moraea hesperantha'' *'' Moraea hexaglottis'' *'' Moraea hiemalis'' *'' Moraea huttonii'' *'' Moraea inclinata'' *'' Moraea inconspicua'' *'' Moraea incurva'' *'' Moraea indecora'' *'' Moraea insolens'' *'' Moraea intermedia'' *'' Moraea inyangani'' *'' Moraea iringensis'' *'' Moraea kamiesensis'' *'' Moraea kamiesmontana'' *'' Moraea karooica'' *'' Moraea knersvlaktensis'' *'' Moraea lazulina'' *'' Moraea lewisiae'' *'' Moraea lilacina'' *'' Moraea linderi'' *'' Moraea longiaristata'' *'' Moraea longiflora'' *'' Moraea longifolia'' *'' Moraea longipes'' *'' Moraea longistyla'' *'' Moraea loubseri'' *'' Moraea louisabolusiae'' *'' Moraea lugubris'' *''

Moraea lurida ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea luteoalba'' *'' Moraea macgregoriorum'' *'' Moraea macrantha'' *'' Moraea macrocarpa'' *'' Moraea macronyx'' *'' Moraea margaretae'' *'' Moraea marginata'' *'' Moraea marionae'' *'' Moraea marlothii'' *'' Moraea maximiliani'' *'' Moraea mediterranea'' *'' Moraea melanops'' *'' Moraea miniata'' *'' Moraea minima'' *'' Moraea minor'' *'' Moraea modesta'' *'' Moraea moggii'' *'' Moraea monticola'' *'' Moraea muddii'' *'' Moraea mutila'' *'' Moraea namaquamontana'' *'' Moraea namaquana'' *'' Moraea namibensis'' *'' Moraea nana'' *'' Moraea natalensis'' *'' Moraea neglecta'' *'' Moraea niassensis'' *'' Moraea nubigena'' *'' Moraea ochroleuca'' *'' Moraea ogamana'' *'' Moraea orthrosantha'' *'' Moraea pallida'' *''

Moraea papilionacea ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea patens'' *'' Moraea pearsonii'' *'' Moraea pendula'' *'' Moraea petricola'' *'' Moraea pilifolia'' *'' Moraea polyanthos'' *'' Moraea polystachya'' *'' Moraea pritzeliana'' *''

Moraea pseudospicata ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea pubiflora'' *'' Moraea pyrophila'' *'' Moraea quartzicola'' *'' Moraea radians'' *'' Moraea ramosissima'' *'' Moraea reflexa'' *'' Moraea regalis'' *'' Moraea reticulata'' *'' Moraea rigidifolia'' *'' Moraea riparia'' *'' Moraea rivulicola'' *'' Moraea robusta'' *'' Moraea saldanhensis'' *'' Moraea saxicola'' *'' Moraea schimperi'' *'' Moraea schlechteri'' *'' Moraea serpentina'' *'' Moraea serratostyla'' *'' Moraea setifolia'' *'' Moraea simplex'' *'' Moraea simulans'' *'' Moraea singularis'' *''

Moraea sisyrinchium ''Moraea sisyrinchium'' (syn. ''Gynandriris sisyrinchium''), the Barbary nut, is a species of flowering plant, a dwarf iris, in the genus ''Moraea ''Moraea'', the Cape tulips, is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a ...

'' *'' Moraea spathulata'' *''

Moraea speciosa ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea stagnalis'' *'' Moraea striata'' *'' Moraea stricta'' *'' Moraea tanquana'' *'' Moraea tanzanica'' *'' Moraea teretifolia'' *'' Moraea textilis'' *'' Moraea thermarum'' *'' Moraea thomasiae'' *'' Moraea thomsonii'' *'' Moraea tortilis'' *''

Moraea tricolor ''Moraea tricolor'' is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae Iridaceae () is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the Iris (plant), irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total ...

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Moraea tricuspidata ''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 ...

'' *'' Moraea trifida'' *'' Moraea tripetala'' *'' Moraea tulbaghensis'' *'' Moraea umbellata'' *'' Moraea unguiculata'' *'' Moraea unibracteata'' *'' Moraea unifoliata'' *'' Moraea upembana'' *'' Moraea vallisavium'' *'' Moraea vallisbelli'' *'' Moraea variabilis'' *'' Moraea vegeta'' *'' Moraea venenata'' *'' Moraea ventricosa'' *'' Moraea verdickii'' *'' Moraea verecunda'' *'' Moraea versicolor'' *'' Moraea vespertina'' *'' Moraea vigilans'' *'' Moraea villosa'' *'' Moraea virgata'' *''

Moraea viscaria ''Moraea viscaria'' is the type species of the genus of ''Moraea'' in the family Iridaceae that is named after the sticky secretion on the stem and branches. It is a cormous geophyte 20 – 45 cm in height with white flowers. The outer tepa ...

'' *'' Moraea vlokii'' *'' Moraea vuvuzela'' *'' Moraea worcesterensis''

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q135788 Iridaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Philip Miller