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
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
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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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Native |
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Derivation of specific name:
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zambesiacum: of the Zambezi region |
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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 |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,C |
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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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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Drimia indica. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=114250, retrieved 29 March 2024
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