| Author: |
Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, 1931 |
| Family: |
IRIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Cape Province, South Africa |
| Soil: |
Clay |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
| Height: |
12 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Light Blue / Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Babiana
caerulescens, Eckl. |
This member of the
Iridaceae family was described by Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus in
1931. It is found in South Africa, growing in the heights of the
southern mountains in clay with some water and lots of sun. The
flowers are pale blue with some yellow.
The genus name is derived from
the Dutch word baviaan, referring to the Chacma baboon, Papio
ursinus, that consumes the corms of plants in the genus. The species
name for Mrs. Florence M. Paterson, 1869-1936, a South African
amateur naturalist. |
