Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia filifolia (Poir.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

First published in Strelitzia 9: 711 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2018). Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40: 1-173. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Drimia exuviata.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Barker, W.F. [1860/32] South Africa K002199197 No
Wright, C. [221] South Africa K002199206 No
Zeyher [4249] South Africa K002199205 No
{Drège} [2677b] South Africa K002199201 No
{Mrs. Hugh Jameson} [s.n.] South Africa K002199211 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8265] South Africa K002199200 No
s.coll. [891] K002199209 No
Adamson, R.S. [3270] South Africa K002199196 No
Leipolat, C.L. [3102] South Africa K002199208 No
{MacOwan} [1562] South Africa K002199202 No
Emdon, I.M. [202] South Africa K002199198 No
{Drège} [8744aa] South Africa K002199204 No
Van Niekerk, G. [651] South Africa K002199210 No
Gillett, M.C. [4290] South Africa K002199199 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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