Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ixia virgata (Jacq.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1: 202 (1797).
  • Homeria virgata (Jacq.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 395 (1826).
  • Hexaglottis virgata (Jacq.) Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 498 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Plantia flava Herb. in Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 89 (1844).
  • Homeria flexuosa Baker in W.W.Saunders, Refug. Bot.: t. 24 (1869).
  • Hexaglottis virgata var. lata G.J.Lewis, J. S. African Bot. 25: 228 (1959).
  • Hexaglottis virgata subsp. karooica Goldblatt, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74: 568 (1987).
  • Moraea virgata subsp. karooica (Goldblatt) Goldblatt, Novon 14: 296 (2004).

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1791 [1789]. Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. Vol. 3. Ex Officina Wappleriana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. 306 pp., 23 pl. Biblioteca Digital. Google Books Reference page. : 3: 194

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Moraea virgata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Moraea virgata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Moraea virgata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Moraea virgata. Published online. Accessed: Feb 23 2022.

Vernacular names

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