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Babiana tubiflora
Babiana tubiflora is a species of geophyte of 7–15 cm (2.8–5.9 in) high that is assigned to the family Iridaceae. It has whitish mirror-symmetrical flowers with a long narrow tube that split into six tepal lobes, have three stamens, and line- to lance-shaped, laterally compressed leaves. It is an endemic species of South Africa that can be found along the west and south coast of the Western Cape province. It flowers from August to early October.
Babiana tubiflora can be found in the West Cape province of South Africa, inland around the Piketberg and Darling, and along the coast between Lambert's Bay at its northwestern limit and Stilbaai in the southeast. It is pollinated by the long-tongued fly Moegistorhynchus longirostris. Remarkably, self-fertilization leads to good seed development, a trait rare among Babiana species and shared as far as known only with B. ringens. The seeds of this species take about three years to develop into flowering plants. This species grows in strandveld and fynbos sandy on coastal flats and dunes. It has a distribution area of 47,000 km2 (18,000 mi2) and is known from more than ten locations which are not much fragmented. The species is declining due to significant habitat loss both caused by agricultural expansion, coastal and urban development. It went locally extinct, most notably on the Cape Flats. The species is tolerant of severe disturbance, but coastal development is ongoing and habitat loss is irreversible. The species is currently not threatened but should be monitored. B.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
