Drimiopsis maculata

Drimiopsis maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Scilloideae
Genus:	Drimiopsis
Species:	D. maculata
Binomial name
	Drimiopsis maculata; Lindl. & Paxton Fl. Gard. 2: 73 (1851)
Synonyms
	Drimia petiolataK.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1861); Drimiopsis minorBaker (1870); Ledebouria petiolataJ.C.Manning & Goldblatt (2003 publ. 2004);

Last updated October 06, 2025

Drimiopsis maculata, also known by the common names little white soldiers, African false hosta, leopard's ears, African hosta, leopard plant, and Injoba is a flowering plant species in the genus Drimiopsis . It is the type species of its genus. It occurs from Tanzania to South Africa.

Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones can be isolated from D. maculata.^[2]

References

↑ Drimiopsis maculata Lindl. & Paxton. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 5 October 2023.
↑ Koorbanally, C; Crouch, NR; Mulholland, DA (2001). "Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones from Drimiopsis maculata (Hyacinthaceae)". Biochemical systematics and ecology. 29 (5): 539–541. PMID 11274776.

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[powo-1] Drimiopsis maculata Lindl. & Paxton. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[2] Koorbanally, C; Crouch, NR; Mulholland, DA (2001). "Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones from Drimiopsis maculata (Hyacinthaceae)". Biochemical systematics and ecology. 29 (5): 539–541. PMID 11274776.

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