Drimiopsis maculata

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Drimiopsis maculata
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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 [1]
  • Drimia petiolataK.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1861)
  • Drimiopsis minorBaker (1870)
  • Ledebouria petiolataJ.C.Manning & Goldblatt (2003 publ. 2004)

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

  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.