Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia sphaerocephala Baker

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 441 (1897)
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, Northern Provinces

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.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Galpin, E.E. [13043] South Africa K002198941 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [21424] South Africa K002198942 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1020] South Africa K000400570 Type Yes
Warren, F.L. [25] South Africa Drimia capitata K002198909 Yes
Tyson, W. [1842] South Africa Drimia capitata K002198911 Yes
Sankey, H.J. [302] Drimia capitata K002198948 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [10455] South Africa Drimia capitata K002198908 Yes
Cooper, T. [885] South Africa Drimia capitata K000257352 Type Yes
Rudatis, H. [1438] South Africa Drimia capitata K002198910 Yes
Venter, S.; Vorster, P. [50] South Africa Drimia capitata K002198912 Yes
Mason, M.N. [s.n.] South Africa Drimia capitata K000257351 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baur [1160] South Africa Drimia capitata K000257353 Type Yes
Bolus, H. [8267] Drimia neriniformis K002198943 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [1193] South Africa Drimia neriniformis K002198947 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [8373] South Africa Drimia neriniformis K002198946 Yes
Wood, J.M. [4794] South Africa Drimia neriniformis K000257350 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Drimia neriniformis K002198944 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [257] South Africa Drimia neriniformis K002198945 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