Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia multisetosa (Baker) Jessop

First published in J. S. African Bot. 43: 299 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Stedje, B. & Kativu, S. (2023). Flora Zambesiaca 13(3): 1-57. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Jessop in J. S. Afr. Bot. 43: 299 (1977).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2018). Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40: 1-173. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Stedje, B. & Kativu, S. (2023). Flora Zambesiaca 13(3): 1-57. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Wild, H. [4134] Zimbabwe K:SPC-04514.000 No
Corby, H.D.L. [463] Zimbabwe K002198775 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1374] Zambia K002198764 Yes
Codd, L.E. [5604] South Africa K002198990 Yes
[J. F. la Coax] [4886] Malawi K002198760 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [901] South Africa K002198995 Yes
Wild, H. [1316] Zimbabwe K002198763 Yes
Wood, J.M. [5724] South Africa K000400572 Type Yes
Biegel, H.M. [3447] Zimbabwe K002198773 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [686] South Africa K002198991 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1852] South Africa K002198993 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1852] South Africa K002198994 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [3392] Zimbabwe K002198772 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [Q668] Zimbabwe K002198762 Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [772] Zambia K002198769 Yes
Wild, H. [4427] Zimbabwe K002198770 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [901] South Africa K002198988 Yes
Wild, H. [4134] Zimbabwe K002198768 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [3175] Zimbabwe K002198766 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [9137] South Africa K002198992 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6332] Zambia K002198761 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1374] Zambia K002198765 Yes
Codd, L.E. [5604] South Africa K002198989 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1356] Botswana K002198776 Yes
Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [21] Zimbabwe K002198767 Yes
Wild, H. [3860] Zimbabwe K002198771 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [584] South Africa K000400571 Type Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [772] Zimbabwe K002198774 Yes
Wild, H. [3860] Zimbabwe Urginea multisetosa K:SPC-02491.000 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

  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/