Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop
Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (8)
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Along Lugenda river, Mariri Environmental Centre, Niassa Reserve
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Along Lugenda river, Mariri Environmental Centre, Niassa Reserve
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Along Lugenda river, Mariri Environmental Centre, Niassa Reserve
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
|
Drimia zambesiaca (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Scilla indica Roxb. Thuranthos zambesiacum (Baker) Kativu Urginea zambesiaca Baker
|
Common names:
|
|
Frequency:
|
|
Status:
|
Native |
Description:
|
|
Notes:
|
|
Derivation of specific name:
|
zambesiacum: of the Zambezi region |
Habitat:
|
Open woodland, grassland, rocky places and margins of termite mounds |
Altitude range: |
|
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution:
|
Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa |
Mozambique distribution:
|
N (other?) |
Growth form(s):
|
|
Endemic status:
|
|
Red data list status:
|
|
Insects associated with this species:
|
|
Spot characters:
|
Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Saturday 17 September 2016 |
Literature:
|
Kativu, S. & Drummond, R.B. (1994). New combination in the genus Thuranthos C.H. Wright and a new record for T. macranthum (Baker) C.H. Wright in Zimbabwe Kirkia 15(1) Pages 113 - 115. (Includes a picture).
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 91. as Thuranthos zambesiacum
Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 18.
|
Other sources of information about Drimia indica:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana:
Drimia indicaFlora of Zambia:
Drimia indicaFlora of Zimbabwe:
Drimia indicaExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg):
Drimia indicaAfrican Plant Database:
Drimia indicaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library):
Drimia indicaEOL (Encyclopedia of Life):
Drimia indicaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center):
Drimia indicaFlora Zambesiaca web site:
Drimia indicaGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility):
Drimia indicaGoogle:
Web -
Images -
ScholarGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network):
Drimia indicaiNaturalist:
Drimia indicaIPNI (International Plant Names Index):
Drimia indicaJSTOR Plant Science:
Drimia indicaKew Herbarium catalogue:
Drimia indicaKew Monocotyledon checklist:
Drimia indicaMansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops:
Drimia indicaPlants of the World Online:
Drimia indicaTropicos:
Drimia indicaWikipedia:
Drimia indica
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Drimia indica. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114250, retrieved 22 March 2023
Site software last modified: 24 September 2019 10:58am
Terms of use