Drimia indica
Drimia indica is a species of flowering plant found from South Asia to South Africa.[2]
| Drimia indica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Drimia |
| Species: | D. indica |
| Binomial name | |
| Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop | |
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Description
Drimia indica is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant which grows from bulbs. It has long leaves, typically 15–30 cm long by 1–2.5 cm wide, but sometimes considerably longer. The flowers, which appear in spring before the leaves, are borne in racemes on a leafless stem (scape) up to 60 cm long. The flowers are widely spaced on the raceme, which is 15–31 cm long, and are carried on stalks (pedicels) 2.5–4 cm long. Individual flowers are bell-shaped. The six pale brown tepals have white margins. The 6–7 cm long stamens have yellow anthers and filaments which are flattened at the base. Between six and nine seeds are produced in a capsule which is 1.5–1.8 cm long. Individual seeds are black and shaped like flattened ellipsoids.[2]
Distribution
D. indica has a wide distribution, in tropical and southern Africa, the Indian subcontinent and eastwards to Vietnam.[3]
Uses
D. indica is used as a substitute for the "true squill", Drimia maritima, in traditional medicine.[2]
Sources
- Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- "Drimia indica". Flora of Pakistan. eFloras. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- "Drimia indica". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
External links
- https://archive.today/20130216224731/http://www.tribalmedicine-hemadriz.com/papersnreviews.html
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Drimia indica". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.