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Scientific Name | Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Scilla indica Roxb., Urginea amboensis Baker, Urginea indica (Roxb.) Kunth, Urginea sebirei Berhaut |
Common Names | Secret Lily (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/17 |
Assessor(s) | R.R. Klopper & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across the northern parts of South Africa, extending through southern and tropical Africa as far as Ethiopia, Mauritania and India. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Urginea indica (Roxb.) Kunth | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2009. Albuca crispa and A. grandis (Hyacinthaceae: Ornithogaloideae), two new species of subgenus Albuca, the rediscovery of A. Albucoides (subgenus Osmyne), and the identity of A. reflexa. Bothalia 39(2):153-163.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Klopper, R.R. & Victor, J.E. 2011. Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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