Drimia
Sign in to savethumb|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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip
Drimia es un gran género de plantas herbáceas, perennes y bulbosas perteneciente a la subfamilia de las escilóideas dentro de las asparagáceas y distribuido esentialmente por África (incluido Madagascar y las Islas Canarias) y del Mediterráneo hasta la India.[3] Reagrupa una veintena de antiguos géneros, ahora considerados sinónimos, y comprende unas 100 especies aceptadas.[4] Índice 1 Taxonomía 2 Listado de especies 3 Especies seleccionadas 4 Referencias 5 Enlaces externos Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Jacq. ex Willd. y publicado en Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 2(1): 165. 1799.[5] La especie tipo es: Drimia elata Jacq. ex Willd. Etimología Drimia: nombre genérico latinizado a partir del Griego δριμύς, -εία, "áspero", "agrio", "amargo", por el sabor agraz del bulbo ("ob radicis acerimoniam", en la diagnosis original del género de Jacquin. Listado de especies Lista de especies descritas de Drimia Especies seleccionadas Drimia altissima (L.f.) Ker Gawl. Drimia brachystachys (Baker) Stedje Drimia calcarata (Baker) Stedje Drimia capensis (Burm.f.)Wijnands Drimia delagoensis (Baker) Jessop Drimia depressa (Baker) Jessop Drimia fragrans (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt D
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Research
88 papers- Drimia indica: A Plant Used in Traditional Medicine and Its Potential for Clinical Uses.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019
- Bulbous Plants Drimia: "A Thin Line between Poisonous and Healing Compounds" with Biological Activities.Pharmaceutics · 2021
- Traditional medical uses of Drimia species in terms of phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2017
- Antiproliferative Bufadienolides from the Bulbs of Drimia altissima.Journal of natural products · 2021
- P53-Related Anticancer Activities of Drimia calcarata Bulb Extracts Against Lung Cancer.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2022
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- ''Litanthus'' group
- ''Rhodocodon'' group
- ''Schizobasis'' group
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- References
- Further reading
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.
One of the best-known species is the sea squill, Drimia maritima (formerly Urginea maritima). Drimia intricata (formerly Schizobasis intricata) is sometimes cultivated as a bulbous or succulent plant.