Babiana fragrans, Rondebosch Common - Sept. 2010

Babiana fragrans, Rondebosch Common - Sept. 2010

Observation - Babiana fragrans, Rondebosch Common - Sept. 2010 - Southern Africa. Description: Merely for the record - plants seen in flower on a brief visit. Illustrated in Mary Maytham Kidd, 1

Merely for the record - plants seen in flower on a brief visit.
Illustrated in Mary Maytham Kidd, 118 (1996) as Babiana disticha.
Redlist link: http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1534-118
Some synonyms Babiana disticha Ker Gawl., Babiana plicata Ker Gawl.
Status: Near Threatened (2008)
Western Cape endemic
Flowering mainly July–Sept.
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PZA:(well worth reading) http://pza.sanbi.org/babiana-fragrans
JSTOR compilation: https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Babiana.plicata
Also: https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.bm001066621
PBS: https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/BabianaTwo
POWO: Babiana disticha Ker Gawl.
This is a synonym of Babiana fragrans (Jacq.) Steud.
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77077758-1#
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Look-up: STRELITZIA 29 (2012) page 128 IRIDACEAE
https://www.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/documents/documents/strelitzia-29-2012.pdf