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Babiana teretifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Twistypetal Needleleaf Bobbejaantjie

No habitat climate Photographs not checked Bulb, tuber or caudex

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Summary

Babiana teretifolia is a species of geophytic, perennial flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs west of Koekenaap. It is part of the Namaqualand fynbos. Mining activities have already destroyed part of the plant's habitat in the northern part of the plant's range and it is estimated that the plant will lose a further 80% of its habitat over the next 30 years due to mining. More on Wikipedia ›

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About the genus · Babiana

Babiana is a genus of geophytes in the family Iridaceae with 93 recognized species as of March 2022. The leaves consist of a stalk and a blade that are at an angle to each other. The leaf blades are entire, laterally flattened and pleated, and often hairy. More on Wikipedia ›

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Family

Iridaceae

Described by

Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Native to

Cape Provinces

Wild records

1 in range· 1 open

Cultivation

Grouped as a bulb, tuber or caudex by the genus Babiana, which is reliably one kind of plant (archetype table). The table holds no figure for this group, which spans too much for one minimum, and no habitat climate is derived yet; no cold floor is given, and no prose comes from the table.

Nothing derived: no habitat climate for this species, and the archetype table has no figure for its genus or family.

Climate across the habitat

No habitat climate can be derived: Only 1 distinct land cell of the climate grid holds an in-range record; three are needed for an envelope.

Natural habitat

Native range as published by WCVP.

Openly licensed records inside the range, framed on where they fall.

NativeCape Provinces

Kew's description“tuberous geophyte” · “subtropical”· quoted from WCVP, RBG Kew (CC BY 4.0); not derived here

Evidence usedThe map marker rests on all 1 georeferenced record inside the native range, all openly licensed and shown on the map. Under a dozen records: treat the map as indicative. No climate envelope is derived for this species.

Papers naming this species

Works whose title or abstract names Babiana teretifolia, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.

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