Accession Data:
Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis
- Common Name:
- Family: Iridaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Habitat: Seaonally damp flats, sandy soil, in fynbos vegetation.
- Culture: Winter growing; dormant corms kept on the dry side in summer.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201400222
- Source: Silverhill Seeds
- Accession Date: 11-06-2014
- Bench: 2109 - MED:Fynbos A
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-02-2023
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
- IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Iridaceae
- SubFamily: Crocoideae
- Tribe: Ixieae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces
References (external):
- Raimondo, D. & Koopman, R. 2008. Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2014.1. Last accessed on Monday, March 27, 2017.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, March 27, 2017.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, March 27, 2017.
- Babiana blanda at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Monday, March 27, 2017.
data regenerated on Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:34:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
Images:
Additional images for this accession:
Click on thumbnails to enlargeCurrent Accessions in the Iridaceae
Subfamily Aristeoideae
Subfamily Crocoideae
Subfamily Crocoideae
Tribe Gladioleae
Subfamily Crocoideae
Tribe Ixieae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Irideae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Sisyrinchieae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Trimezieae
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Freesieae
- Freesia alba
- Freesia fucata W/C
- Freesia laxa
- Freesia occidentalis
- Freesia refracta W/C
- Freesia unidentified
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Ixieae
Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Watsonieae
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days