Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia media Jacq. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 166 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & SSW. 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.
  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2018). Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40: 1-173. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rogers, F.A. [[24825]] K002198850 Yes
{E. R. orchard} [365] South Africa K002198866 Yes
Van Wyk, C.M. [875] South Africa K002198861 Yes
Saltmarshe, E. [1056] South Africa K002198851 Yes
s.coll. [4593B] South Africa K002198852 Yes
Gillett [s.n.] South Africa K002198867 Yes
Müller-Doblies, U.; Müller-Doblies, D. [957] South Africa K002198854 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [s.n.] K002198860 Yes
{Burchell} [8322] K002198855 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9159] K002198862 Yes
Gumbleton [1496] South Africa K002198856 Yes
Bolus, H. [2835] South Africa K002198857 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11067] K002198863 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002198859 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11067] K002198865 Yes
[illegible] [4250] K002198858 Yes
s.coll. [1496] South Africa K002198853 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [3322] South Africa K002198868 Yes
s.coll. [10404] K002198864 Yes
Bowker, J.H. [s.n.] South Africa Drimia rigidifolia K000857419 Unknown Type Material 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