Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia depressa (Baker) Jessop

First published in J. S. African Bot. 43: 297 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Fusifilum depressum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Devenish, N.J. [734] South Africa K002199150 No
Codd, L.E. [8836] South Africa K002199149 No
s.coll. [178] South Africa K002199147 No
Galpin, E.E. [987] K002199148 No
Dec 12, 2003 Tyson, W. [1842] South Africa Fusifilum capitatum K000857425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 12, 2003 Cooper, T. [3275] South Africa Fusifilum capitatum K000857426 Type Yes
Cooper, T. [208] South Africa Urginea capitata K000365544 Type Yes

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