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Drimia

Martínez-Azorín, Mario;Crespo, Manuel B.;Alonso-Vargas, María Ángeles;Pinter, Michael;Crouch, Neil R.;Dold, Anthony P.;Mucina, Ladislav;Pfosser, Martin;Wetschnig, Wolfgang

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Drimia

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Also known as Poison Squill

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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAsparagaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip
Observations recorded39,932

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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Museum specimens

Specimen records
74
With media
54
Family
Asparagaceae
Collections
UCSB, CMN, US, MO, B
Recorded in
South Africa, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast
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Research

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
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Commons category
Drimia
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Drimia
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3984
topic's main category
Category:Drimia
has fruit type
capsule
taxonomic type
Drimia elata
taxon common name
银桦海葱属
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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