Taxa described in 1799

thumb|Drimia maritima flowering in Khurvat Karta, Israel Drimia is a genus of African, south European and south Asian flowering plants. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). When broadly circumscribed, the genus includes a number of other genera previously treated separately, including Litanthus, Rhodocodon, Schizobasis and Urginea.

Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants. It contains 114 species native to sub-Saharan Africa.

genus of birds

Nucula is a genus of very small saltwater clams. They are part of the family Nuculidae.