Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia calcarata (Baker) Stedje

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 7: 663 (1987)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. & E. Cape Prov. to W. KwaZulu-Natal. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

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. (2013). Nomenclatural corrections in sub-saharan Africa, predominantly subfamily Urgineoideae. Bothalia 43: 75-80.
  • 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.
  • Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-32.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Stedje in F.T.E.A., Hyacinthaceae: 16 (1996).
  • Stedje in Nordic J. Bot. 7: 663 (1987);

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 319 (1994).
  • Stedje in Nordic Journ. Bot. 7: 663, figs. 5e-h, 10a (1987).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sturgeon, K.E. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002198632 No
Leedal, G.P. [5155] Tanzania K002198584 No
Pawek, J. [3802] Malawi K002198624 No
Kinley, K.L. [2217] Mozambique K002198620 No
Gilbert, M.G. [5045] Kenya K002198582 No
Harris, T.; Alves, T.; Banze, A.C.; Bayliss, J.; Francisco, J.R.; Jamice, R.M.; McRobb, A.; Sithole, M.M.; Bento, C.; Daniel, A.; de Sousa, C. [628] Mozambique K002198621 No
Rudatis, H. [1067] South Africa K002199053 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8476] Malawi K000400582 Type Yes
Bachmann, F. [s.n.] South Africa K002199052 Yes
Chase, N.C. [2962] Mozambique K002198619 No
Phillips, E. [4034] Malawi K002198627 No
Robinson, E.A. [3829] Zambia K002198629 No
[Purseglove P] [1512 A] Uganda K002198578 No
MacOwan, P. [s.n.] South Africa K001291881 Lectotype Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [2262] Zambia K002198628 No
Pawek, J. [13173] Malawi K002198626 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Ngweno, F. [74/222] Kenya K002198581 No
Pawek, J. [13231] Malawi K002198625 No
[McClowme] [s.n.] Malawi K002198623 No
Wild, H. [1518] Zimbabwe K002198636 No
Simon, B.K. [855] Zimbabwe K002198637 No
Harris, T. [330] Mozambique K000613766 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P1512] Uganda K002198580 No
Eggeling, W.J. [E1762] Uganda K002198579 No
Biegel, H.; Pope, G.; Goshern, N. [4328] Zimbabwe K002198635 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [10337] Tanzania K002198585 No
Timberlake, J. [5431] Mozambique K002198622 No
Luke, P.A.; WRQ, L.W. [4170] Kenya K002198587 No
Gassner, A.; Williamson, G. [2338] Zambia K002198631 No
Darbyshire, I.; Agostenho, M.; Fansdeo, G.; Matimele, H.; Tanleque, C.; Mucaleque, P.; Osbnorne, J. [1121] Mozambique K000569859 No
Robinson, E.A. [5718] Zambia K002198630 No
Gillett, J.B. [20183] Kenya K002198583 No
Drummond, R.B. [4934] Zimbabwe K002198633 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

  • 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