Species Moraea ovalifolia
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Moraea:
Linnaeus married Sara Elisabeth Moraea; her father was Dr. Johan Moraeus, the town physician of Falun. The name "Morea" was originally given by Philip Miller after "Robert More of Shropshire", but was taken over by Linnaeus and changed to Moraea.
Etymology of ovalifolia:
From the Latin ovali = "oval" and folium = "leaf" referring to the leaf shape
Scientific name:
Moraea ovalifolia Goldblatt
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Protologue:
Novon 8: 371-377 (1998)
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Year published:
1998
Acaulescent cormous geophyte, 2--4 cm. Leaves ovate, prostrate, margins thickened and ciliate. Flowers yellow, tepals cupped, style exceeding anthers, stigmas fringed. July--Sept. Flats and plateaus, mainly on sandstone soils, NW, SW, AP (Cedarberg Mts to Bredasdorp).
Observations of Taxon
Moraea ovalifolia
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 10:49am
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