Drimia altissima
Also known as: Drimia altissima (L.f.) KerGawl. +16 more
- Drimia altissima (L.f.) KerGawl.
- Drimia barteri Baker
- Drimia paolii Chiov.
- Drimia uitenhagensis Eckl.
- Idothea altissima (L.f.) Kuntze
- Idothea barteri (Baker) Kuntze
- Ornithogalum altissimum L.f.
- Ornithogalum giganteum Jacq.
- Scilla micrantha A.Rich.
- Urginavia altissima (L.f.) Speta
- Urginavia epigea (R.A.Dyer) Speta
- Urginavia micrantha (A.Rich.) Speta
- Urginea altissima (L.f.) Baker
- Urginea brevipes Baker
- Urginea epigea R.A.Dyer
- Urginea gigantea (Jacq.) Oyewole
- Urginea micrantha (A.Rich.) Solms
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asparagaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa, Drimia altissima is a bulbous plant belonging to the Asparagaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe