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Cape Tulips
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Cape Tulips

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.

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Polyanthes

subgenusPolyanthes

Cape Tulps

subgenusHomeria

Manyday Tulps

subgenusVieusseuxia

True Cape Tulips

subgenusMoraea

Galaxies & Clockflowers

subgenusGalaxia

Evening Tulps

subgenusMonocephalae

Acaules

subgenusAcaules

Sticky Tulps

subgenusVisciramosae

Crested Tulps

subgenusGrandiflorae

Crown Tulps

subgenusPlumariae

Umbellatae

subgenusUmbellatae

Moraea afro-orientalis

speciesMoraea afro-orientalis

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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 82937.