Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis (1959:30)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Babiana macrantha var. blanda L.Bolus in S. African Gard. 22: 276 (1932); Babiana quadripartita Klatt in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 15: 350 (1882), tentatively listed as a synonym by (POWO, 2024)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1940's (Raimondo et al., 2013:93); 1960's (Raimondo et al., 2021)
Rediscovered in August 2006 (Raimondo et al., 2013:93)
Distribution
Darling to Milnerton and Agter-Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Raimondo, D., Grieve, K., Helme, N., Koopman, R. and Ebrahim, I. (2013). Plants in Peril. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. viii + 208 pp.
Raimondo, D., Koopman, R., van der Merwe, J., Helme, N. A. and Manning, J. C. (2021). Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version. Accessed on 2024/06/09.
Raimondo, D., Koopman, R. and von Staden, L. (2015). Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/02
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J. E., Helme, N. A., Turner, R. C., Kamundi, D. A. and Manyama, P. A. (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.