Lapeirousia pyramidalis
{{Short description|Flowering plant endemic to the Cape Provinces}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Pale Pyramid Kabong.jpg
| image_caption = Pale pyramid kabong
| status = LC
| status_system = SANBI
| status_ref = {{cite web | title=SANBI Red List of South African Plants | website=South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme | url=https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1576-47 | access-date=2022-04-14 }}
| genus = Lapeirousia
| species = pyramidalis
| authority = Jacq.
| synonyms = {{Species list
| Ixia pyramidalis | Lam.
| Witsenia pyramidalis | (Lam.) Pers.
}}
| synonyms_ref = {{cite POWO |id=439746-1 |title=Lapeirousia pyramidalis |accessdate=14 April 2022}}
}}
Lapeirousia pyramidalis is a species of geophyte in the genus Lapeirousia.{{Cite web |title=Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis {{!}} PlantZAfrica |url=https://pza.sanbi.org/lapeirousia-pyramidalis-subsp-pyramidalis |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=pza.sanbi.org}} It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is also known as the pyramid kabong.
Distribution
Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis is found in the Northern Cape and Western Cape . Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. regalis is found in a small area in the Western Cape.{{Cite web |title=Threatened Species Programme {{!}} SANBI Red List of South African Plants |url=https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1576-48 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=redlist.sanbi.org}}
Subspecies
There are 2 infraspecific named subspecies of pyramidalis:
- Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis (Lam.) Goldblatt - known as the pale pyramid kabong
- Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. regalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - known as the purple pyramid kabong
Conservation status
Gallery
File:Lapeirousia pyramidalis (5529317867).jpg
File:Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis 1DS-II 3-5697.jpg
File:Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis 1DS-II 3-8256.jpg
File:Purple Pyramid Kabong.jpg
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Lapeirousia pyramidalis|Lapeirousia pyramidalis}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Lapeirousia pyramidalis|Lapeirousia pyramidalis}}
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Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
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