Drimiopsis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Massoniinae
Genus: Drimiopsis
Species: D. atropurpurea – D. barteri – D. botryoides – D. burkei – D. comptonii – D. davidsoniae – D. fischeri – D. linioseta – D. maculata – D. pusilla – D. reilleyana – D. rosea – D. seretii – D. spicata

Name

Drimiopsis Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 73. 1851.
- Type species: Drimiopsis maculata Lindl. & Paxton, Fl. Gard. 2: 73 (1851)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Ledebouria sect. Drimiopsis (Lindl. & Paxton) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Bothalia 42(1): 48. 2012.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo.
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Zaïre.
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Lindley, J. 1851. Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 73.
Lebatha, P.D., Buys, M.H. & Stedje, B. 2006. Ledebouria, Resnova and Drimiopsis: A tale of three genera. Taxon 55(3): 643–652. DOI: 10.2307/25065640 JSTOR Reference page.
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacintheaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 533–568. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428603000404 Reference page. (Includes Resnova and Drimiopsis in Ledebouria s.l.).
Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. 2012. Hyacinthaceae. Bothalia 42(1): 47–48 .
Tropicos.org 2014. Drimiopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Mar. 2014. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Drimiopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2104. Drimiopsis. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 7 2104. Reference page.