Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia macrocarpa Stedje

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 7: 664 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to N. Botswana. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Stedje, B. & Kativu, S. (2023). Flora Zambesiaca 13(3): 1-57. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2018). Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40: 1-173. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [Cited as Drimia basutica.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Stedje in F.T.E.A., Hyacinthaceae: 18 (1996).
  • Stedje in Nordic J. Bot. 7: 664, figs.5,10 (1987);

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Stedje in Nordic Journ. Bot. 7: 664, figs. 5m-p, u, 10d (1987).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Robinson, E.A. [316] Zambia K001291918 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Robinson, E.A. [316] Zambia K001291917 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Hood, R.T. [W/N 401] Zambia K:SPC-34130.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1030] Kenya K002198603 No
Tweedie [3604] Kenya K002198608 No
Luke, Q.; Robertson, S. [2592] Kenya K002198606 No
Greenway, P.J. [4243] Tanzania K002198611 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [1454] Zambia K002198670 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1157] Tanzania K002198614 No
Hood, R.T. [s.n.] Zambia K002198671 Yes
Archbold, M.E. [78] Tanzania K002198612 No
Faulkner, H.G. [1157] Tanzania K002198613 No
Tweedie [2948] Kenya K002198607 No
Richards, H.M.; Arasululu, S. [26126] Tanzania K000257337 Holotype Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1030] Kenya K002198605 No
Flock, O. [163/A] Tanzania K002198609 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1515] Zambia K002198673 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3186] Tanzania K002198610 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1030] Kenya K002198604 No
Robinson, E.A. [2882] Zambia K002198672 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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