Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia basutica (E.Phillips) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

First published in Strelitzia 40: 68 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
s.coll. [877] K002199230 No
Wild, H. [3872] Zimbabwe K002198758 Yes
Roberts, M., sub Newton 5567 [s.n.] Kenya Ornithogalum laikipiense K000365655 Type Yes
Roberts, M., sub Newton 5567 [s.n.] Kenya Ornithogalum laikipiense K000365654 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Wild, H. [3872] Zimbabwe Drimia angustifolia K:SPC-04476.000 No
Wood, J.M. [4027] Drimia angustifolia K002198893 Yes
Cooper, T. [287] South Africa Drimia angustifolia K000400568 Type Yes
Tuck, W. [2211] Drimia angustifolia K002198894 Yes
Wieterben [854] South Africa Thuranthos basuticum K000257224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wieterben [854] South Africa Thuranthos basuticum K000257225 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