Moraea polystachya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Moraea
Species: Moraea polystachya

Moraea polystachya (Thunb.) Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 240 (1804)

Basionym
- Iris polystachya Thunb., Iris: 25 (1782)
Heterotypic
- Iris lacera Lam., Encycl. 3: 304 (1789)
- Vieusseuxia multiflora Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 12 (1827), nom. nud.
- Moraea multiflora Sol. ex Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 18 (1896), nom. illeg.

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Moraea polystachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Moraea polystachya. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 22. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Moraea polystachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Moraea polystachya. Published online. Accessed: Feb 22 2022.

Afrikaans: bloutulp, Kaapse bloutulp
English: blue-tulip, blue-tulp