Babiana ringens (L.) Ker Gawl. subsp. australis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
LC Indigenous Endemic

Morphological description

Sterile stem up to 120 mm long. Spike 2- to 4-flowered. Flowers with perianth tube 27-35 mm long, slender lower part 15-20 mm long and upper wider part 12-15 mm long; dorsal tepal 18-30 mm long, upper lateral and lower median tepals narrowly lanceolate, 20-25 mm long. Filaments 24-34 mm long, not reaching apex of dorsal tepal; anthers 4.0-5.5 mm long, reaching or sometimes exceeding apex of dorsal tepal. Style dividing at or 1-2 mm below base of anthers; branches 2-4 mm long. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Diagnostic description

Subsp. australis stands out from typical Babiana ringens in its generally smaller size and 2- to 4-flowered spike of markedly smaller flowers, with tube 27-35 mm long, and smaller tepals, the dorsal 18-30 mm long. In comparison, subsp. ringens has spikes of (3-)6 to 10 flowers, a perianth tube 28-40 mm long, and a dorsal tepal 25-45(-50) mm long. In keeping with the longer perianth tube, the filaments are 37-70 mm long, and the anthers are 5.0-7.5 mm long vs. filaments 24-34 mm long and anthers 4.0-5.5 mm long in subsp. australis. The style of subsp. australis divides at or below the base of the anthers and the style branches are relatively short, 2-4 mm, compared with a style usually dividing beyond the anther tips (rarely opposite the middle of the anthers) in subsp. ringens and the style branches are 4-5 mm long. Both subspecies occur on the Cape Peninsula, with subsp. australis recorded from the southern Peninsula and subsp. ringens in the north: their ranges do not overlap. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Sandy ground in coastal fynbos, flowering well after fire. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Extending along the southern coast of Western Cape, from Albertinia in the east to the Agulhas Peninsula, with outlying populations on the southern Cape Peninsula south of Red Hill. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

July to August

Occurrence records map

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Babiana ringens (L.) Ker Gawl. subsp. australis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Published in: Bothalia 40(1): 50 (2010)

Synonym(s)

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

SUBFAMILY Crocoideae

TRIBE Ixieae

GENUS Babiana

SPECIES ringens

SUBSPECIES australis

23 results for Babiana ringens (L.) Ker Gawl. subsp. australis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Specimen records

Barcode: NBG0174463-0 Collector(s) & number: Bohnen, P, 3968 | 1978-8-23

South Africa, Western Cape, Still Bay. Groot Jongensfontein Farm.

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Barcode: NBG0246596-0 Collector(s) & number: Naude, J, s.n. | 2009-10-27

South Africa, Western Cape, Still Bay municipal land opposite/west of their offices. 34°22'44.6" S; 21°24'40.9" E.

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Barcode: NBG0174482-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, EGH, 5996 | 1975-9-6

South Africa, Western Cape, Riversdale. Victoriasdale south of Riversdale slopes east of Brandkop.

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Barcode: PRE0602764-0 Collector(s) & number: Bohnen, P, 6101 | 1979-7-26

South Africa, Western Cape, RIVERSDALE DIST.; ALBERTINIA ROAD 2 KM W. OF DEKRIET.

General notes: [PRE sheet sterile!].

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Barcode: NBG0253564-0 Collector(s) & number: de Waal, C, s.n. | 2009-8-4

South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula, Scarborough, Red Hill trail on mountain, behind Scarborough.

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Barcode: PRE0080978-0 Collector(s) & number: Rogers, FA, 11200 | 1912-8-

South Africa, Western Cape, SIMONSTOWN; REDHILL.

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Barcode: NBG0246609-0 Collector(s) & number: Naude, J, s.n. | 2009-8-27

South Africa, Western Cape, Stilbaai, opposite Municipal offices. 34°22'44.0" S; 21°24'41.2" E.

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Barcode: NBG0064775-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 18185 | 1946-8-24

South Africa, Western Cape, Bredasdorp. Frikkies Bay, Franskraal.

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Barcode: NBG0092938-0 Collector(s) & number: Thomas, M, s.n. | 1971-8-20

South Africa, Western Cape, Riversdale. Above Albertinia in commonage next to graveyard. On Municipal dumping site.

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Barcode: PRE0080991-0 Collector(s) & number: Smith, CA, 3020 | 1926-9-

South Africa, Western Cape, BREDASDORP DIST.; NACHTWACHT FARM; RIETHEUWELS, BEYOND THE SCHOOL.

General notes: Height 2-3'.

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Barcode: PRE0080960-0 Collector(s) & number: White, F, 5249 | 1959-8-

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; 1 MI. N. OF ENTRANCE TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NATURE RESERVE.

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Barcode: NBG0174423-0 Collector(s) & number: Bohnen, P, 6101 | 1979-7-26

South Africa, Western Cape, Riversdale. Albertinia road 2km west of Dekriet.

General notes: Northerly aspect and gentle slope. Sandy soil. Veld type 47. Occasional geophyte 0.30m tall. Flowers red growing in full sun. Leaves stiff, pleated. Laterite mixture.

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Barcode: PRE0080982-0 Collector(s) & number: Muir, J, 792 | 1913-8-

South Africa, Western Cape, RIVERSDALE DIST.; BOTTELIERSFONTEIN NEAR ALBERTINIA.

General notes: Alt. 100--150'.

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Observation records

Date: 9/6/2011 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/12/2012 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 9/17/2006 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 9/8/2012 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/4/2012 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 7/24/2013 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 10/6/2013 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 8/4/2013 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 9/2/2013 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Plant occurence records per dataset

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2020

SERIES

Iridaceae of southern Africa Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC

Strelitzia 42: 1-1159

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2010

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

New taxa of Babiana (Iridaceae:Crocoideae) from coastal Western Cape, South Africa Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC

Bothalia 40(1)49-64

No results found for Babiana ringens (L.) Ker Gawl. subsp. australis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Status

Status and criteria

LC

Assessor(s)

Plantae Coordinator

Bibliography

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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Barnett, A., Abrantes, K.G., Stevens, J.D. and Semmens, J.M. 2011. Site fidelity and sexspecific migration in a mobile apex predator: implications for conservation and ecosystem dynamics. Animal Behaviour. 81:1039–1048

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ebert DA 2002. Ontogenetic changes in the diet of the sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus). Marine and Freshwater Research. 53:517–523

BOOK
Compagno LJV, Dando M & Fowler S 2005. Sharks of the World. Harper Collins

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Best, L.N., Attwood, C.G., da Silva, C. and Lamberth, S.J. 2013. Chondrichthyan occurrence and abundance trends in False Bay, South Africa, spanning a century of catch and survey records. African Zoology. 48:201–227

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ebert, D.A. 1986. Aspects on the biology of Hexanid sharks along the California Coast. Indo-Pacific Fish Biology437–449

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