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  9. ›Moraea
  10. ›Polyanthes
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Hexaglottis

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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7 branches of this group, most-observed first

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speciesMoraea lewisiae

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speciesMoraea virgata

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speciesMoraea brevituba

Moraea thermarum

speciesMoraea thermarum

Moraea namaquana

speciesMoraea namaquana

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speciesMoraea riparia

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speciesMoraea longifolia

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 733389.