Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia capensis (Burm.f.) Wijnands

First published in Bot. Commelins: 130 (1983)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2018). Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40: 1-173. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 9, 2012 Cooper, T. [3275] South Africa K000857422 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 9, 2012 Wallich, N. [s.n.] South Africa K000857420 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 9, 2012 Forster [s.n.] South Africa K000857423 Type Yes
May 9, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000857421 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolus, H. [2573] K002199056 Yes
{Ecklon; Zeyher} [s.n.] K002199055 Yes
Long, F.R. [504] South Africa K002199057 Yes
Kies, P. [5271] South Africa Drimia forsteri K002199064 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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