Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop
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Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated from material existing on Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated from material existing on Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated from material existing on Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated from material existing on Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka.
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated from material existing on Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka
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Drimia zambesiaca (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Scilla indica Roxb. Thuranthos zambesiacum (Baker) Kativu Urginea zambesiaca Baker
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Status:
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Native |
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Derivation of specific name:
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zambesiacum: of the Zambezi region |
Habitat:
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Open woodland, grassland, rocky places and margins of termite mounds |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa |
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Content last updated: |
Saturday 17 September 2016 |
Literature:
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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.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Botswana: Species information: Drimia indica. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114250, retrieved 22 October 2024
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