Drimia zambesiaca (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

First published in Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 557 (2003 publ. 2004)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v49i1.2412. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Stedje, B. & Kativu, S. (2023). Flora Zambesiaca 13(3): 1-57. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Drimia indica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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?
Fanshawe, D.B. [F376] Zambia K002198821 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6062] Zambia K002198819 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [2082] Zambia K002198820 Yes
Kirk, J. [128] Mozambique K000400577 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [11439] Zambia K002198818 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [48185] Zimbabwe Urginea zambesiaca K:SPC-04516.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1030] Kenya Urginea zambesiaca K:SPC-05493.000 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique Drimia laxiflora K000400585 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [1080] Zambia Drimia laxiflora K002198759 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 2024. 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 2024. 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