Moraea

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.
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 albiflora
Moraea algoensis
Moraea alpina
Moraea alticola
Moraea amabilis
Moraea amissa
Moraea angolensis
Moraea angulata
Moraea angusta
Moraea anomala
Moraea ardesiaca
Moraea aristata
Moraea aspera
Moraea atromontana
Moraea atropunctata
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 carnea
Moraea carsonii
Moraea cedarmontana
Moraea cedarmonticola
Moraea ciliata
Moraea cistiflora
Moraea citrina
Moraea clavata
Moraea collina
Moraea comptonii
Moraea contorta
Moraea cookii
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 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 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 patens
Moraea pearsonii
Moraea pendula
Moraea petricola
Moraea pilifolia
Moraea polyanthos
Moraea polystachya
Moraea pritzeliana
Moraea pseudospicata
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 spathulata
Moraea speciosa
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 tricuspidata
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 vlokii
Moraea vuvuzela
Moraea worcesterensis
References
External links
Iridaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Philip Miller