''Morettia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The le ...

. Its native range is southern and eastern Mediterranean to the

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and the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, the Gulf States, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen. The genus name of ''Morettia'' is in honour of

Giuseppe Moretti Giuseppe Moretti (3 February 1857 – February 1935) was an Italian émigré sculptor who became known in the United States for his public monuments in bronze and marble. Notable among his works is ''Vulcan'' in Birmingham, Alabama, which is ...

(1782–1853), an Italian botanist. It was first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.7 on page 236 in 1821.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Morettia canescens'' *'' Morettia kilianii'' *'' Morettia parviflora'' *'' Morettia philaeana''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9035141 Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Plants described in 1821 Flora of North Africa Flora of Niger Flora of Mali Flora of Mauritania Flora of Chad Flora of Sudan Flora of Western Asia Flora of the Arabian Peninsula