Ferraria ovata (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning (2002:461)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Moraea ovata Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 186 (1800)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1820 or before (Goldblatt & Manning, 2002)
Rediscovered in: the late 1990's (sterile material); June 2001 (flowering material) (both Goldblatt & Manning, 2002)
Distribution & Habitat
Namaqualand, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Germishuizen, G. and Meyer, N. L. (eds.). (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J. C. (2002). Rediscovered after 200 years, Moraea ovata Thunberg Is a rare Ferraria (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) from Namaqualand, South Africa. Novon 12(4): 460-464. https://doi.org/10.2307/3393121
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J. C. (2011). Systematics and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41: 1-40.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J. C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter G: 1-40325.
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