| Babiana dregei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (SANBI Red List) | |
Scientific classification 
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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 Baker | |
Babiana dregei is a species of geophyte in the genus Babiana. It is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa, including Namaqualand.
It was named after the brother botanists Carl Friedrich Drege (1791-1867) and Johann Franz Drege (1794-1881) who collected plants in the Cape.
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.
Conservation status
Babiana dregei is classified as Least Concern, as the population trend is stable.
References
- ^ "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- "Babiana dregei Baker | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Babiana Two | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- "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
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