Babiana tubulosa

Babiana tubulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Babiana
Species:
B. tubulosa
Binomial name
Babiana tubulosa
(Burm.f.) Ker Gawl., (1827)
Synonyms
  • Babiana tubata (Jacq.) Sweet
  • Babiana tubulosa var. tubata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
  • Gladiolus longiflorus Andrews
  • Gladiolus tubatus Jacq.
  • Ixia tubulosa Burm.f.

Babiana tubulosa is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Vredenburg to Mamre where it is part of the fynbos. The species has a range of less than 1 566 km² and there are twenty subpopulations. The remaining subpopulations are threatened by development on the Vredenburg Peninsula, especially at Dwarskersbos, St. Helena Bay, Saldanha, Jacobsbaai and Langebaan. Around Mamre and Darling the plant has lost its habitat to crop cultivation.[2]

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