Genus Moraea
Moraea Mill., Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 159 (1758), nom. Cons.
In
Cyclopedia American Horticulture (1906): "MORAEA (probably named after Robert More, botanist, Shrewsbury, England). Iridaceae. Charming bulbous plants much like Irises, but unfortunately they are not so hardy as the common Irises and the individual fls. last only a day or so. Morsea is a genus of about 6O species, 45 of which are S. African, while the rest are chiefly from tropical Africa. Moraea is the African representative of Iris. No one character will separate the two genera. Moraeas have no perianth tube, while Irises usually have one. > subgenus which differs from it in having the ovary extended into a long beak which looks like a perianth tube, but none of this group is cult. The Moraeas proper are about as tender as other Cape bulbs. The amateur may find some suggestions as to their culture under Bulbs, Iris and Ixia.
By far the largest and most remarkable plant of the genus is Moraea Robinsoniana (
Dietes Robinsoniana). This grows 6-8 ft. high and has the habit of the New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax. A splendid specimen mentioned in B.M. 7212 bore 457 flowers between June 20 and Oct. 1. The individual fls. are 4 in. across, fragrant and last only a day. At Kew this noble plant has been successfully grown in the south end of a house. The stately plant pictured in G.F. 10:255 grew in a Californian garden and was said to be 16 years old from seed. The finest picture, however, is that in G.F. 4:355."
See below:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Moraea acocksii Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, S. African J. Bot. 91: 80 (2014).
- Moraea afro-orientalis Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 255 (1977 publ. 1978).
- Moraea albicuspa Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 230 (1973).
- Moraea albiflora (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea algoensis Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 226 (1973).>
- Moraea alpina Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 225 (1973).
- Moraea alticola Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 255 (1973).
- Moraea amabilis Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 118 (1909).
- Moraea amissa Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 774 (1976 publ. 1977).
- Moraea angolensis Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 273 (1977 publ. 1978).
- Moraea angulata Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea angusta (Thunb.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804).
- Moraea anomala G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 15: 119 (1949).
- Moraea ardesiaca Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 243 (1973).
- Moraea aristata (D.Delaroche) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 518 (1906).
- Moraea aspera Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea atropunctata Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 362 (1982 publ. 1983).
- Moraea australis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea autumnalis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea balundana Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 291 (1977 publ. 1978).
- Moraea barkerae Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 757 (1976 publ. 1977).
- Moraea barnardiella Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea barnardii L.Bolus, J. Bot. 71: 122 (1933).
- Moraea bella Harms, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 364 (1900).
- Moraea bellendenii (Sweet) N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 139 (1929).
- Moraea bifida (L.Bolus) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea bipartita L.Bolus, J. Bot. 71: 123 (1933).
- Moraea bituminosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804).
- Moraea bolusii Baker, Handb. Irid.: 57 (1892).
- Moraea bovonei Chiov., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 26: 72 (1919).
- Moraea brachygyne (Schltr.) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea brevifolia Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 285 (1977 publ. 1978).
- Moraea brevistyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14: 162 (1986).
- Moraea brevituba (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea britteniae (L.Bolus) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea bubalina Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 733 (1976 publ. 1977).
- Moraea bulbillifera (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea caeca Barnard ex Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 21 (1976).
- Moraea calcicola Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 364 (1982 publ. 1983).
- Moraea callista Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 255 (1977 publ. 1978).
- Moraea cantharophila Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 12: 353 (2002).
- Moraea carnea Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 242 (1973).
- Moraea carsonii Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 391 (1894).
- Moraea cedarmontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea cedarmonticola Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea ciliata (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1804).
- Moraea citrina (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea clavata R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 49 (1936).
- Moraea collina Thunb., Moraea: 11 (1787).
- Moraea comptonii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea contorta Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea cookii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea cooperi Baker, Handb. Irid.: 54 (1892).
- Moraea crispa Thunb., Moraea: 13 (1787).
- Moraea falcifolia Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 366 (1882).
- Moraea fenestralis (Goldblatt & E.G.H.Oliv.) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea fenestrata (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea fergusoniae L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 19: 294 (1929).
- Moraea fistulosa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 160 (1841).
- Moraea flavescens (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea flexicaulis Goldblatt, Novon 12: 358 (2002).
- Moraea fragrans Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea fugacissima (L.f.) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea fugax (D.Delaroche) Jacq., Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 14 (1776).
- Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis (Baker) Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 155 (1986).
- Moraea fugax subsp. fugax.
- Moraea fuscomontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea lewisiae (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea lilacina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 12: 355 (2002).
- Moraea linderi Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 352 (1982 publ. 1983).
- Moraea longiaristata Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 360 (1982 publ. 1983).
- Moraea longiflora Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 19: t. 712 (1804).
- Moraea longifolia (Jacq.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 49 (1805).
- Moraea longipes Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 39: 5 (2009).
- Moraea longistyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea loubseri Goldblatt, Fl. Pl. Africa 44: t. 1724 (1977).
- Moraea louisabolusiae Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea lugubris (Salisb.) Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 18 (1976).
- Moraea lurida Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 4: t. 312 (1818).
- Moraea luteoalba (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea macgregorii Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 719 (1976 publ. 1977).
- Moraea macrantha Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 340 (1898).
- Moraea macrocarpa Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 151 (1986).
- Moraea macronyx G.J.Lewis, Ann. S. African Mus. 40: 115 (1954).
- Moraea margaretae Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 19 (1976).
- Moraea marginata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Bothalia 36: 141 (2006).
- Moraea marionae N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 347 (1929).
- Moraea marlothii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea maximiliani (Schltr.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 5: 269 (1995).
- Moraea mediterranea Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea melanops Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 10: 19 (2000).
- Moraea miniata Andrews, Bot. Repos. 6: t. 404 (1804).
- Moraea minima Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea minor Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 15 (1827).
- Moraea modesta Killick, Bothalia 6: 437 (1954).
- Moraea moggii N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 346 (1929).
- Moraea moggii subsp. albescens Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 239 (1973).
- Moraea moggii var. moggii.
- Moraea monticola Goldblatt, Novon 8: 374 (1998).
- Moraea muddii N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 27: 346 (1929).
- Moraea pallida (Baker) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea papilionacea (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 20: t. 750 (1804).
- Moraea patens (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea pearsonii Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 39: 2 (2009).
- Moraea pendula (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea pilifolia Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea polyanthos L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 99 (1782).
- Moraea polystachya (Thunb.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804).
- Moraea pritzeliana Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 117 (1909).
- Moraea pseudospicata Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 111 (1986).
- Moraea pubiflora N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 348 (1929).
- Moraea punctata Baker, Bull. Herb. Boissier, II, 4: 1003 (1904).
- Moraea pyrophila Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea saxicola Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 717 (1976 publ. 1977).
- Moraea schimperi (Hochst.) Pic.Serm., Webbia 7: 349 (1950).
- Moraea schlechteri (L.Bolus) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 375 (1998).
- Moraea serpentina Baker, Handb. Irid.: 52 (1892).
- Moraea serratostyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea setifolia (L.f.) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4: 636 (1916 publ.1917).
- Moraea simplex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 14: 294 (2004).
- Moraea simulans Baker, Handb. Irid.: 58 (1892).
- Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1804).
- Moraea spathulata (L.f.) Klatt in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 152 (1894).
- Moraea speciosa (L.Bolus) Goldblatt, Bot. Not. 133: 92 (1980).
- Moraea stagnalis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea stricta Baker, Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 49: 178 (1904).
- Moraea tanquana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 39: 4 (2009).
- Moraea tanzanica Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 283 (1977 publ. 1978).
- Moraea textilis (Welw. ex Baker) Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 270 (1878).
- Moraea thomasiae Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 20 (1976).
- Moraea thomsonii Baker, Handb. Irid.: 57 (1892).
- Moraea tortilis Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63: 705 (1976 publ. 1977).
- Moraea tricolor Andrews, Bot. Rep. 2: t. 83 (1800).
- Moraea tricuspidata (L.f.) G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 14: 89 (1948).
- Moraea trifida R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 40 (1936).
- Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 19: t. 702 (1803).
- Moraea tripetala var. jacquiniana Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 7: 54 (1941).
- Moraea tripetala var. tripetala.
- Moraea tulbaghensis L.Bolus, S. African Gard. 22: 276 (1932).
- Moraea vallisavium Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 357 (1982 publ. 1983).
- Moraea vallisbelli (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 376 (1998).
- Moraea variabilis (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea vegeta L., Sp. Pl.: 59 (1753).
- Moraea venenata Dinter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 238 (1923).
- Moraea ventricosa Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 73 (1895).
- Moraea verdickii De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., IV: 17 (1902).
- Moraea verecunda Goldblatt, Ann. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 14: 116 (1986).
- Moraea versicolor (Salisb. ex Klatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8: 377 (1998).
- Moraea vespertina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 10: 14 (2000).
- Moraea vigilans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Novon 10: 17 (2000).
- Moraea villosa (Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl., Fl. Exot. 1: 22 (1833).
- Moraea villosa subsp. elandsmontana Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69: 366 (1982 publ. 1983).
- Moraea villosa subsp. villosa.
- Moraea virgata Jacq., Collectanea 3: 194 (1791).
- Moraea viscaria (L.f.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804).
- Moraea vlokii Goldblatt, S. African J. Bot. 58: 209 (1992).
- Moraea vuvuzela Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 40: 148 (2010).
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See a great blog for new hybrids of Moraea at
https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2023/09/new-moraea-hybrids-2023.html
E-members of The American Iris Society can access onlinea great article "Fun with
Moraea , the spectacular "Peacock Flower" of South Africa" page 15, volume 106, No.2 Spring 2025 issue of
Irises , The Bulletin of the American Iris Society
Classification
The genus is divided into 10 subgenera and under those 19 recognised sections and 2 series unfortunately how these are organized is not available online
Moraea Mill. ex L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 59 (1762).
Moraea Mill., Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 159 (1758), nom. et orth. cons.
- Moraea subgen. Acaules Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 37 (2013).
- Moraea subgen. Galaxia (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 37 (2013).
- Moraea subgen. Grandiflora Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 8 (1976).
- Moraea subgen. Helixyra Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 132 (1877).
- Moraea subgen. Homeria (Vent.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 40 (2013).
- Moraea subgen. Monocephalae (Baker) Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 7 (1976).
- Moraea subgen. Plumariae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 36 (2013).
- Moraea subgen. Polyanthes (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 37 (2013), nom. inval.
- Moraea subgen. Umbellatae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 36 (2013).
- Moraea subgen. Visciramosa Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 7 (1976).
Sections and series
Moraea sect. Conanthera (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 40 (2013).
Moraea sect. Deserticola Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 7 (1976).
Moraea sect. Eumoraea Pax, Die Nat?rlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2(5) (1887).
Moraea ser. Eurystigma (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 8(4): 377 (1998).
Moraea sect. Flexuosa Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 69(2): 356 (1983).
Moraea sect. Galaxia (Thunb.) Goldblatt, Novon 8(4): 376 (1998).
Moraea sect. Gynandriris (Parl.) Goldblatt, Novon 8(4): 376 (1998).
Moraea sect. Hexaglottis (Vent.) Goldblatt, Novon 8(4): 376 (1998).
Moraea sect. Homeria (Vent.) Goldblatt, Novon 8(4): 374 (1998).
Moraea sect. Integres Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 39 (2013).
Moraea sect. Multifoliae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 36 (2013).
Moraea sect. Polyanthes Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 8 (1976).
Moraea sect. Polyphyllae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 36 (2013).
Moraea sect. Pseudospicatae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 38 (2013).
Moraea sect. Serpentinae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 37 (2013).
Moraea sect. Stipanthera (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 40 (2013).
Moraea sect. Tubiflora Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 63(1): 7 (1976).
Moraea ser. Unguiculatae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 37 (2013).
Moraea sect. Vieusseuxia (D.Delaroche) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 39 (2013).
Moraea sect. Villosae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 40 (2013).
Moraea sect. Visciramosae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Bothalia 43(1): 36 (2013).
See also
Moraea classification
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