Asparagaceae

Drimia Jacq. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 165 (1799)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, S. Europe to Indo-China.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Türkey, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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., Goldblatt, P. & Fay, M.F. (2004). A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseuoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60: 533-568.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 525.
  • Ic. Rar. t. 373-377 (1788)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in F.T.A. 7: 525 (1898)
  • Coll. Suppl.: 38-42 (1797)
  • Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 106 (1968)
  • Jessop in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 43: 269 (1977)
  • Stedje in Nordic Journ. Bot. 7: 662 (1987)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Burchell, W.J. [4769] South Africa K000857424 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Heath, A; R [2013] Botswana K000524396 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Milne-Redhead, E. [2579] Zambia K:SPC-38442.000 No
Montpellier; Dieterlen, M. [649] Lesotho K002199119 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P1086] Uganda K002198491 No
{B. de Winter} [3786] South Africa K002199062 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7003] Zimbabwe K002198728 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [B51] Somalia K002198457 No
Bowker, H.; Trinit [s.n.] K002199129 No
Jeffery Esq, G.M. [K293] Kenya K002198515 No
Doggett, W.G. [s.n.] Uganda K002198490 No
Labat, J.N.; Deroin, T.; Edmond, R.; Rabarison, H.; Laivao, O. [2206] Madagascar K002198843 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6824] Zambia K002198703 Yes
Salter, T.M. [8699] South Africa K002199151 No
Salter, T.M. [9082] South Africa K002199073 No
s.n. [1897] K002198424 Yes
Pawek, J. [3038] Malawi K002198690 Yes
Salter, T.M. [8607] South Africa K002199218 No
Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa K002198969 Yes
Schyff, H.P.V. [1361] South Africa K002199058 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1648] K002199115 No
Chase, N.C. [7003] Zimbabwe K002198730 Yes
s.coll. [755] South Africa K002199076 No
Moss, C.E. [8073] K002199078 No
[E. G. Beyerb] [955] K002199050 Yes
Fry, H. [2702] South Africa K002199105 No
Robinson, E.A. [329] Zambia K002198822 Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000400584 Type Yes
Bingham, M.G. [939] Zimbabwe K002198731 Yes
Fay, J.M.; Ngaindiro, S.; Jules, F.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002198397 No
Hemadri, K. [3001] India K000802727 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002199144 No
Salter, T.M. [8347] South Africa K002199043 No
Pawek, J. [10505] Malawi K002198691 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002198898 Yes
Pawek, J. [11800] Malawi K002198811 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [1148] Zimbabwe K002198727 Yes
Phillips, E. [4120] Malawi K002198692 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1613] Zambia K002198826 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1620] South Africa K002199077 No
Cooper, T. [3305] South Africa K002198972 Yes
Palmer, C.E. [s.n.] Egypt K002198140 No
Eyles, F. [4344] Zimbabwe K002198715 Yes
Eyles, F. [8874] Zimbabwe K002198719 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [16890] South Africa K002199135 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [16886] South Africa K002199128 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2681] Zambia K002198699 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [279] Zambia K002198817 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2528] Egypt K002198142 No
Faulkner, H.G. [A378] Angola K002198831 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [12371] South Africa K002198966 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6289] Zambia K002198815 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2199] Zambia K002198710 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002199180 No
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [558] Kenya K002198481 No
Wilms, F. [1515a] South Africa K002199067 Yes
s.coll. [7491] South Africa K002199131 No
Welw. [3843] K000400580 Unknown Type Material Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [16820] South Africa K002199122 No
Wild, H. [3536] Mozambique K002198810 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [13715] South Africa K002199072 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Chisumpa, S.M.; Nshingo, C. [17021] Zambia K002198825 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4309] South Africa K002199234 No
[Gerreasy]; Trinit [s.n.] K002199124 No
[illegible] [1632] Sudan K002198469 No
Drège [8514] K002199155 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM1673] Zambia K002198709 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [2036A] Zambia K002198702 Yes
kornas, J. [2402] Zambia K002198713 Yes
Lovemore, D.F. [482] Zimbabwe K002198725 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002199101 No
Moomaw, J.C. [1444] Kenya K002198514 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [4720] South Africa K002199107 No
Myers, J.G. [8520] Sudan K002198474 No
Maiato, F.; Goyder, D.J. [2075] Angola K001622086 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [3196] Ethiopia K002198450 No
Wilms, F. [1514] South Africa K002198986 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [466] Yemen K002198472 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [20733] South Africa K002199044 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2538] Zambia K002198706 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [2554] South Africa K002199103 No
Dieterlen, A. [649] South Africa K002198971 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [21] K002198468 No
Wild, H. [1620] Zambia K002198722 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [859] South Africa K002199133 No
Thulin, M.; Mohamed, B. [6928] Somalia K002198476 No
Verdoorn, I.C. [1711] South Africa K002198964 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [18370] South Africa K002199112 No
Humbert, H. [20432] Madagascar K002198840 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1052] South Africa K000099097 Type Yes
s.coll. [9534] K002199048 No
Bally [B4106] K002198617 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [2749] Zambia K002198712 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [14953] South Africa K002199181 No
Biegel, H.M. [2283] Zimbabwe K002198824 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2473] Zambia K002198704 Yes
Park, B.C. [588] Libya K002198200 No
Killick; [Shey] [2545] South Africa K002199059 Yes
Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [344] Zambia K002198732 Yes
Phillips, E. [3063] Malawi K002198694 Yes
Nicoll, M. [370] Madagascar K002198835 Yes
Rudatis, H. [1463] South Africa K002198987 Yes
s.coll. [897] K002199102 No
Galpin, E.E. [5951] K002199100 No
Schweinfurth, G. [161] Sudan K002198415 No
Dieterlen, A. [649] Lesotho K002199120 No
Eyles, F. [8873] Zimbabwe K002198717 Yes
William, F. [2303] Australia K002198967 Yes
Phillipson, P.B.; Schatz, G.E.; Schmidt, H.H.; Rabehevitra, D. [5648] Madagascar K002198842 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1823] Sudan K002198417 No
Reeimans, M. [9447] Burundi K002198369 No
Greenway, P.J.; White, I.R. [11099] Tanzania K002198616 No
Rogers, F.A. [27608] South Africa K002199111 No
Onderstepoort [K1] South Africa K002198976 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7003] Zimbabwe K002198729 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [26898] South Africa K002199134 No
[RFG] [4585] Zimbabwe K002198634 No
{J. Buchanan, C. M. G.} [998] Malawi K002198814 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [16830] South Africa K002199137 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [19496a] South Africa K002199071 No
Hill, A.W. [21] Uganda K002198488 No
Trinit [28] South Africa K002199110 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002199182 No
Kerfoot, O. [4820] Uganda K002198478 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [6341] South Africa K002199047 No
Van Vuuren, D.R.J. [1269] South Africa K002199061 Yes
Dlamini, B. [s.n.] Eswatini K002199060 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5845] Zambia K002198701 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [13678] South Africa K002199046 No
s.coll. [2528] Egypt K002198141 No
Pawek, J. [12127] Malawi K002198689 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002199099 No
Haygarth, W.J. [7464] South Africa K002199104 No
Rogers, F.A. [8648] Zambia K002198696 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2164] K002198827 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1213] Zambia K002198698 Yes
s.coll. [2398] South Africa K002199075 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [1080] Zambia K002198823 Yes
Sanane, M. [284] Zambia K002198711 Yes
Wylie, J. [s.n.] South Africa K002198970 Yes
Codd, L.E. [5603A] South Africa K002199086 No
Devenish, N.J. [726] South Africa K002198973 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [15688] South Africa K002198902 Yes
C.H.G. [CY54] Libya K002198199 No
Bowker, H. [12] K002199114 No
s.coll. [8873] Zimbabwe K002198720 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9578] South Africa K002198968 Yes
Wit, P.; Daramola, B.O. [2840] Nigeria K002198368 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [21035] South Africa K002199074 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [14487] South Africa K002199066 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [8648] Zambia K002198695 Yes
Bowker, H. [11] K002199123 No
Trapnell, C.G. [CRG613] Zambia K002198697 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [160] Sudan K002198413 No
{Mrs. O. M. Craster} [46] Zimbabwe K002198714 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [15271] South Africa K002199108 No
Rudatis, H. [1126] South Africa K002198975 Yes
Ravelonarivo, D.; Rabesonia, R. [523] Madagascar K002198836 Yes
Welw. [3812] Angola K002198755 Yes
s.coll. [11] K002199156 No
Fay, J.M.; Ngaindiro, S.; Jules, F.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [s.n.] Central African Republic K002198396 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [16890] South Africa K002199127 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14635] South Africa K002198903 Yes
[illegible] [1042] South Africa K002198985 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [11318] Zambia K002198618 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [21242] South Africa K002199051 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [11425] South Africa K002199125 No
s.coll. [3765] K002198828 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1239] Uganda K002198487 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5860] Zambia K002198707 Yes
Rudatis, H. [13341] South Africa K002199116 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [3193] South Africa K002199121 No
Robertson, S.A. [5801] Kenya K002198513 No
Kinges, H. [1894] South Africa K002199113 No
Medley Wood, J. [10174] South Africa K002198962 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [13678] South Africa K002199045 No
Pegler, A. [1801] K002199118 No
s.coll. [2] K002199145 No
Franks, M.; Wood, D.M. [1230] South Africa K002198963 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6378] Zambia K002198705 Yes
Richards, H.M. [56] Zambia K002198829 Yes
s.coll. [545] Sudan K002198412 No
Greenway, P.J.; Eggeling, W.J. [7219] Uganda K002198480 No
MacFarlane, T.D. [s.n.] Madagascar K002198841 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [972] South Africa K002199084 No
Karamanli [784] Libya K002198201 No
Rakotonasolo, F.; Davis, A.P.; Davies, N.; Rajaovelona, L. [RNF 1872] Madagascar K000953543 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1872] K002198832 Yes
s.coll. [9645] K002199049 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002199094 No
Sturgeon, K.E. [12905] Zimbabwe K002198724 Yes
[Miedhus] [8924] Cameroon K002198394 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [7225] South Africa K002199095 No
Timberlake, J.R.; Mutasa, K.; Chilene, I. [6007] Mozambique K000963329 Yes
[F. E] [4344] Zimbabwe K002198716 Yes
Eyles, F. [1948] Zimbabwe K002198830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002199130 No
Gifillan, D.T. [6079] South Africa K002199132 No
{Merxmüller, H.; zugegangen} [136] South Africa K002198974 Yes
Tweedie [2536] Uganda K002198482 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002199141 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [16846] South Africa K002198899 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [2635] South Africa K002199146 No
Adamson, R.S. [2828] K002199042 No
Welw. [3810] Angola K002198754 Yes
Gossweiler [s.n.] Angola K002198757 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5845] Zambia K002198708 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [16800] South Africa K002198900 Yes
Rakotonasolo, F.; Vorotsova, M.; Ratovonirina, G. [RNF 1908] Madagascar K000753626 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [10382] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002198395 No
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002199179 No
Codd, L.E. [5603] South Africa K002199087 No
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1823] Sudan K002198416 No
Goldsmith, B. [144/68] Zimbabwe K002198816 Yes
s.coll. [3527] South Africa K002199025 No
Geilinger [3409] Tanzania K002198615 No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [424] Yemen K002198471 No
Codd, L.E. [6152] South Africa K002199085 No
[Chilliawsa] [464] Lesotho K002198901 Yes
Dieterlen, M. [649] Lesotho K002199126 No
Crowfoot, G.M. [s.n.] K002198475 No
Wild, H. [3193] Zimbabwe K002198721 Yes
[ A. J. Brown ] [s.n.] Sudan K002198473 No
Esterhuysen, E.E. [18343] South Africa K002199117 No
Gossweiler, J. [193] Angola K002198753 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [10407] South Africa K002198904 Yes
Pawek, J. [13256] Malawi K002198693 Yes
Keith [1039] Libya K002198202 No
Carrall, E.W. [H22] Kenya K002198479 No
Dorr, L.J.; Koenders, L. [3038] Madagascar K002199098 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [2234] Angola K002198756 Yes
Tweedie [2988] Kenya K:SPC-28669.000 No
Tweedie [2320] Uganda K002198477 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [10105] South Africa K000320151 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth [2789] Sudan K002198414 No
Pole Evans, J.B. [4839] Zimbabwe K002198726 Yes
Hornby, R.M. [2946] Zimbabwe K002198723 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [14337] South Africa K002199109 No
Gillett, J.B. [3550] South Africa K002199106 No
Galpin, E.E. [6293] K002199138 No
Kuchar, P. [16962] Somalia K002198456 No
s.coll. [8874] Zimbabwe K002198718 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [14675] South Africa K002199063 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [28084] South Africa K002199136 No
Haygarth, W. [15809] South Africa K002198965 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2681] Zambia K002198700 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1288] Uganda K002198489 No
Lugard, E.J.; Lugard, C. [563] Kenya K000257336 Type Yes
Jul 2, 1992 Adamson [3099] South Africa Tenicroa K000257378 Isotype Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [3604] Kenya Urginea K:SPC-33863.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [678] Yemen Urginea K001044815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chevalier [8359] Central African Republic Urginea K000257330 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rajagopal, T.; Rajagopal, T. India Urginea K:SPC-32337.000 No
Mar 2, 2001 Kitching, L. [s.n.] Madagascar Rhodocodon K000099860 Isosyntype Yes
Mar 2, 2001 Kitching, L. [s.n.] Madagascar Rhodocodon K000099861 Type Yes
Mar 2, 2001 Kitching, L. [s.n.] Madagascar Rhodocodon K000099862 Syntype No
Dec 12, 2003 Conrath, P. [687] South Africa Fusifilum K000857414 Type Yes
Cutler, D.F. [4/82/18] South Africa Litanthus K:SPC-46909.000 No

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