Asparagaceae
Drimia

Drimia uniflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

First published in Strelitzia 9: 712 (2000)
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 desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

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. (2018). Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40: 1-173. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Manning, J.C., Deacon, J. & Goldblatt, P. (2014). A review of the Litanthus group of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) with the description of a second species, Drimia stenocarpa, from Western Cape. South African Journal of Botany 90: 96-100.

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.
  • Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. (2018). Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40: 1-173. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Manning, J.C., Deacon, J. & Goldblatt, P. (2014). A review of the Litanthus group of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) with the description of a second species, Drimia stenocarpa, from Western Cape. South African Journal of Botany 90: 96-100.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 26, 1983 Galpin, E.E. [1042] Eswatini Litanthus pusillus K000480810 No
Apr 26, 1983 Bolus, H. [10542] South Africa Litanthus pusillus K000480812 No
Apr 26, 1983 Strey, R.G. [10340] South Africa Litanthus pusillus K000480811 No
Apr 26, 1983 Galpin, E.E. [1042] Eswatini Litanthus pusillus K000480808 No
Apr 26, 1983 Dieterlen, A. [4830] Lesotho Litanthus pusillus K000480807 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13362] South Africa Litanthus pusillus K000480805 No
Zeyher [1067] South Africa Litanthus pusillus K000480806 No
Gilliland, H.B. [25950] South Africa Litanthus pusillus K000480804 No
Pope, G.; Biegel, H.; Gosden, N. [1126] Zimbabwe Litanthus pusillus K000480803 No
Reid, C. [639] South Africa Litanthus pusillus K000480813 No
Zeyher [1067] South Africa Litanthus pusillus K000480809 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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