Asparagaceae

Drimiopsis Lindl. & Paxton

First published in Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 73 (1851)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Canary Is.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Fay, M.F. (2004). A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseuoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60: 533-568. [Cited as Ledebouria.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 542.
  • in Paxt., Fl. Gard. 2: 73, fig. 172 (1851)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Stedje in Nord. J. Bot. 14: 45–50 (1994).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker in F.T.A. 7: 542 (1898)
  • Hepper in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 104 (1968)
  • Jessop in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 38: 151-162 (1972)
  • Stedje in Nordic Journ. Bot. 14: 45-50 (1994)
  • in Paxton Flow. Gard. 2: 73 (1851)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.,, Mathenge, S. [TPR 715] Kenya K000771725 Yes
Gardner, H.M. [2542] Kenya K000771728 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [5099] Kenya K000771726 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5371C] Kenya K000771727 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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