Baboon-root (Babiana purpurea)

Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Liliales
Family	Iridaceae
Genus	Babiana (1)

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the Interim Red Data List of South African Plant Taxa (2).

Information on the baboon-root is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN (May, 2009)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. Threatened Species Programme. (2009) Interim Red Data List of South African Plant Taxa. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Available at:
   http://www.sanbi.org/biodiversity/reddata.htm