Babiana dregei

Babiana dregei
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI Red List)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Babiana
Species:	B. dregei
Binomial name
Babiana dregei Baker

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 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. "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. "Babiana Two | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
4. "Babiana dregei | CasaBio". casabio.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.

External links

• Media related to Babiana dregei at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Babiana dregei at Wikispecies