Babiana angustifolia
Common name
baboon-flower
Synonyms
Also known as Babiana stricta var. angustifolia (Sweet) Baker (see http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-326789). In NZ this species has, incorrectly, been called B. stricta in the past but that is a separate species.
Family
Iridaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1972
Origin
South Africa
Etymology
babiana: From the Dutch word babiener ‘baboon’, which is said to eat the bulbs
angustifolia: From the Latin angustus ‘narrow, constricted’ and folius ‘leaf’, meaning narrow-leaved