Drimia elata Jacq. ex Willd.

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Connemara Lake, World's View, Nyanga

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Synonyms:	Drimia zombensis Baker
Common names:	Satin squill (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial bulbous herb, up to 1.2 m, with overlapping reddish scales on the bulb. Leaves appearing after flowering. Inflorescence an erect terminal raceme. Flowers whitish to purple-brown, subtended by whitish bracts with a small spur near the base.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	elata: tall, high
Habitat:	In grassland.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Sep - Jan
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 14 June 2006
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African Plant Database: Drimia elata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Drimia elata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Drimia elata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Drimia elata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Drimia elata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Drimia elata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Drimia elata
JSTOR Plant Science: Drimia elata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Drimia elata
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Drimia elata
Tropicos: Drimia elata
West African Plants database: Drimia elata