Moraea orthrosantha (Iridaceae: Irideae), a new species from Namaqualand, South Africa
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
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| Title | Moraea orthrosantha (Iridaceae: Irideae), a new species from Namaqualand, South Africa | |
| Creator | Goldblatt, Peter Manning, John C. | |
| Description | Background: Recent fieldwork in Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa,indicated the existence of an undescribed member of Moraea subgenus (subg.) Umbellatae Goldblatt J.C.Manning, a small, early branching clade of the genus.Objectives: To describe the new species of Moraea subg. Umbellatae.Method: Recent collections were compared with existing material and published literature.Results: Moraea orthrosantha is described as a new species, differing from Moraea margaretae inthe well-developed nodes between the cauline leaves. Two earlier collections of the species weremisidentified as M. margaretae.Conclusion: The new species increases our understanding of the diversity of Moraea in southernAfrica and assists in conservation assessments of both M. margaretae and M. orthrosantha. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2014-07-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v44i1.132 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 44, No 1 (2014); 4 pages 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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