Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aristea africana (L.) Hoffmanns. [Iridaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aristea africana whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
moerbos	Other	Wild-Harvested Spp. in Trade, S Africa (Petersen et al., 2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant		Wild-Harvested Spp. in Trade, S Africa (Petersen et al., 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aristea cyanea Aiton Hortus Kew. 1: 67 (1789), nom. superfl.
Aristea eriophora Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 41 (1805).
Aristea lacera Stokes Bot. Comm.: 224 (1830), nom. superfl.
Ixia africana L. Sp. Pl.: 36 (1753).
Moraea africana (L.) Thunb. Moraea: 7 (1787).
Moraea aristea Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 114 (1791), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aristea africana (L.) Hoffmanns.	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Aristea africana (L.) Hoffmans	Wild-Harvested Spp. in Trade, S Africa (Petersen et al., 2012)
Aristea africana Hoffmann	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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