Biology:Babiana dregei
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LC (SANBI)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Babiana |
| Species: | B. dregei
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| Binomial name | |
| Babiana dregei Baker
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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]
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 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 to September.[3]
Conservation status
Babiana dregei is classified as Least Concern as the population trend is stable.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1534-12.
- ↑ "Babiana dregei Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436058-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Babiana Two | Pacific Bulb Society". https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/BabianaTwo.
- ↑ "Babiana dregei | CasaBio". https://casabio.org/taxa/babiana-dregei.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15558242 entry
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