Babiana regia
| Babiana regia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Babiana |
| Species: | B. regia
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| Binomial name | |
| Babiana regia (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
| |
Babiana regia is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Agter-Paarl to Stellenbosch in the fynbos and renosterveld. It has a range of less than 10 km2 and there are six small, fragmented subpopulations. The total population is less than 1 000 plants.
The plant has lost 95% of its habitat to mainly crop cultivation. The remaining subpopulations are threatened by, among others, development, lack of a fire program, invasive plants, overgrazing, eutrophication and sand mining.[2]
References
- ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1534-121 SANBI Redlist
- ^ http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77065322-1 Plants of the World Online