Babiana dregei

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Babiana dregei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Babiana
Species:
B. dregei
Binomial name
Babiana dregei

Babiana dregei is a species of geophyte in the genus Babiana . [2] It is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa, including Namaqualand. [1] [3]

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It was named after the brother botanists Carl Friedrich Drege (1791-1867) and Johann Franz Drege (1794-1881) who collected plants in the Cape. [4]

Description

It grows up to 15 centimeters long with an erect branched stem. The sword-shaped leaves are slightly pleated with thick veins and margins. It also has a harp ridged tip. The colors of the flowers range from deep purple-blue to magenta with white splashes, with three lower tepals. It is pollinated by the long proboscid fly. Flowering occurs between the months of August and September. [3]

Conservation status

Babiana dregei is classified as Least Concern, as the population trend is stable. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Babiana dregei Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. 1 2 "Babiana Two | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ↑ "Babiana dregei | CasaBio". casabio.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.


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