Moraea vegeta Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 59. 1762.

"Habitat in Africa." RCN: 340.

Lectotype (Barnard & Goldblatt in Taxon 24: 131, f. 1. 1975): [icon] "Morea, spatha biflora et uniflora, caule planifolio, floribus minoribus et majoribus" in Miller, Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 2: 159, t. 238, f. 1, 2. 1758 (see p. 144).

Current name: Moraea vegeta L. ( Iridaceae).