Moraea vuvuzela

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Moraea vuvuzela
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Moraea
Species:
M. vuvuzela
Binomial name
Moraea vuvuzela

Moraea vuvuzela is a plant named after the noisy trumpet, vuvuzela. Moraea is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae. [1] [2]

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<i>Moraea</i> Genus of flowering plants

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<i>Moraea bellendenii</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea bellendenii is a species of plant in genus Moraea that was named after John Bellenden, the English botanist.

<i>Moraea bituminosa</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea bituminosa is a species of the genus Moraea in family Iridaceae.

<i>Moraea collina</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea collina is a species of the genus Moraea, in the family Iridaceae. It was formerly known as Homeria collina.

<i>Moraea aristata</i> species of plant in the family Iridaceae

Moraea aristata is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is referred to by the common names blue-eyed uintjie or Blouooguintjie in Afrikaans and is a critically endangered species of plant in the genus Moraea, that is endemic to the city of Cape Town and is now restricted to the grounds of the Observatory in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory.

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<i>Diplarrena moraea</i> Species of flowering plant

Diplarrena moraea, commonly known as white iris, is a member of the iris family, Iridaceae. It occurs in Australian heathland and forest in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

<i>Moraea gawleri</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea gawleri is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae. It is found in North Cape, South Africa.

<i>Moraea macronyx</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea macronyx is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae. It is found in Western Cape, South Africa.

<i>Moraea gigandra</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea gigandra is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae. It is found in South Africa.

<i>Moraea fugacissima</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea fugacissima is a plant species in the family Iridaceae.

<i>Moraea ochroleuca</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea ochroleuca is a plant species in the family Iridaceae.

<i>Moraea spathulata</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea spathulata is a plant species in the family Iridaceae.

<i>Moraea virgata</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea virgata is a plant species in the family Iridaceae.

<i>Moraea sisyrinchium</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea sisyrinchium, the Barbary nut, is a species of flowering plant, a dwarf iris, in the genus Moraea, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region.

<i>Moraea filicaulis</i> Species of flowering plant

Moraea filicaulis is a flowering plant in the iris family, Iridaceae. It is endemic to South Africa where it occurs in Namaqualand, Knersvlakte, Olifants River Valley, and the West Coast. Moraea filicaulis is considered a species of least concern as it is widespread and common. It has previously been considered a subspecies of Moraea fugax.

References

  1. "New plant species honours SA's hosting of the FIFA World Cup. South African National Biodiversity Institute".Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Business Week magazine