Moraea

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Moraea, the Cape tulips,[2] 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.[3] The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert More.[4]

Description

Moraeas have iris-like flowers.[5] 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.[6][7]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Moraea:[8]

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Selected species
File:Moraea bellendenii Signal Hill.jpg
Moraea bellendenii
File:Moraea collina flower.JPG
Moraea collina
File:Moraea flaccida flower.JPG
Moraea flaccida
File:Moraea gawleri. Sprengel Rondebosch common (2).jpg
Moraea gawleri
File:Moraea macronyx flower.jpg
Moraea macronyx
File:Moraea fugax subsp.fugax.jpg
Moraea neglecta
File:Moraea ramosissima..jpg
Moraea ramosissima
File:Moraea tricuspidata (1).jpg
Moraea tricuspidata
File:Moraea tricolor.jpg
Moraea tricolor
File:Moraea virgata.jpg
Moraea virgata

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
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  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dyer, R. Allen (1975). The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants. ISBN 0-621-02854-1.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hallowes, Desmond; Fox, Francis William; Young, Marion Memma Norwood (1982). Food from the veld: edible wild plants of southern Africa botanically identified and described. New York: Delta Books. ISBN 0-908387-20-2.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Watt, John Mitchell; Breyer-Brandwijk, Maria Gerdina (1962). The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: E & S Livingstone. OCLC 1279138.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Moraea Mill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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