Babiana fragrans
Babiana fragrans

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Babiana
Species: Babiana fragrans

Name edit

Babiana fragrans (Jacq.) Steud., 1840

Homonyms edit

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Gladiolus fragrans Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 7 (1797).
  • Heterotypic
    • Gladiolus plicatus Thunb., Gladiolus: 20 (1784), nom. illeg.
    • Gladiolus plicatus Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(9): t. 237 (1792), nom. illeg.
    • Babiana plicata Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 16: t. 576 (1802), nom. superfl.
    • Babiana disticha Ker Gawl., Bot. Mag. 17: t. 626 (1803).
    • Gladiolus distichus (Ker Gawl.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 440 (1817).
    • Gladiolus reflexus Licht. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 439 (1817).
    • Babiana lilacina Eckl., Topogr. Verz. Pflanzensamml. Ecklon: 31 (1827).
    • Babiana reflexa (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl., Irid. Gen.: 154 (1827).
    • Babiana punctata Klatt, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 348 (1882).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • SW. Cape Prov.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2007). A revision of the southern African genus Babiana, Iridaceae: Crocoideae Strelitzia 18: 1-98. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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