Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop

First published in J. S. African Bot. 43: 272 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa to N. KwaZulu-Natal, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Hyacinthaceae, Brita Stedje, Ph.D. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1996

Morphology General Habit
Plants up to 50 cm., flowering with or before the leaves.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves, linear, up to 30 cm. long, 4-18 mm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a very lax raceme with 5-25 flowers; bracts often caducous, up to 2 mm. long, spurs up to 2 mm. long; pedicels 12-30 mm. long, erect or ascending.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth-segments free or united up to 1.5 mm., brownish or greenish, 6-11 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments linear, free or united with the perianth-segments, free part 5-6 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary ovoid, 3-4 mm. long; style 4-5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ellipsoid, 8-18 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 7-10 mm. long.
Habitat
Grassland, bushland or woodland on sandy, stony soil; 100-1525 m.
Distribution
Africa west to Mauritania and south to South Africa (Natal) K1 K2 K3 K4 K6 K7 T1 T2 T4 T8 U1 U2
[FTEA]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Distribution
N2; S1 widespread in tropical Africa and eastwards to India.
Ecology
Altitude range 150–450 m.
Morphology General Habit
Plant up to 50 cm tall
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear, up to 30 cm long, 1–18 mm wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a very lax raceme with 5–25 flowers; bracts up to 2 mm long with spur up to 2 mm long; pedicels 12–30 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
Tepals free or united for up to 1.5 mm, 6–11 mm long, greenish-brown or pale brown, becoming reflexed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments linear, free or basally united to tepals
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary ovoid, 3–4 mm long; style 4–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ellipsoid, 8–18 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 7–10 mm long.
[FSOM]

Liliaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 1-4 ft. high appearing before the leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers dull green
Ecology
In rocky savanna.
[FWTA]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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