Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia intricata (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

First published in Strelitzia 9: 712 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Manning, J.C., Deacon, J.M.J. & Goldblatt, P. (2014). A review of the Schizobasis group of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae), and the new species D. sigmoidea from Western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 94: 263-269.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bingham, M.G. [12577] Zambia K002198780 Yes
Luke, Q.; Kibure, O.; Nacamo, E. [9975] Mozambique K002198777 Yes
Timberlake, J.; Fijamo, V.; Banze, A.; Massunde, J. [6124] Mozambique K000662726 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; A-de Wet, L. [s.n.] Zambia K002198779 Yes
WRQ, L.W.; Luke, P.A. [16857] Tanzania K002198602 No
Darbyshire, I.; Banze, A.; Timberlake, J.; Fijamo, V. [956] Mozambique K001187598 Yes
Zunguze, D.; Boane, C.; Dunge, J. [647] Mozambique K002198778 Yes
Zeyher [4284] South Africa Schizobasis intricata K000257121 Type Yes
MacOwan [2131] South Africa Schizobasis intricata K000257120 Type Yes
Wild, H. [3667] Zimbabwe Schizobasis intricata K:SPC-04507.000 No
Burke [370] South Africa Schizobasis intricata K000257122 Type Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [10277] Zambia Schizobasis intricata K:SPC-18861.005 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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