One of more than 1,200 indigenous Iridaceae (Iris family) species in southern Africa, it was discovered by botanist Dr Brian du Preez, a Smuts Fellowship post-doctoral student at UCT. Du Preez had ...

The resurrection flower is a rare new species that's emerged in SA. Named the Moraea Anastasia, it’s a delicate bloom that's got botanists abuzz.

"Miracle" iris emerges after decades under a pine plantation An indigenous Moraea plant of the Iris family has been found on Botmaskop outside Stellenbosch. The plant, now scientifically described, ...

The dichloromethane extract prepared from the underground parts of Eleutherine bulbosa (Miller) Urban (Iridaceae) showed strong activity in the direct bioautography assay with the phytopathogenic ...

There are several ongoing studies at Kew on the evolution of pollination systems in Iridaceae, but also in other plant groups. One of these studies is focusing on the Iridaceae genus Tritoniopsis, a ...