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Holotype of Drimia barteri Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Barter, #1183
None
Specimens
Niger
K
Urginea altissima Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by Unknown
Drimia altissima Hook.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by Unknown
Holotype of Drimia barteri Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by Unknown

Filed as Urginea altissima (L. f.) Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]

O. Bognounou, #320
1974-05-24
Specimens
Burkina Faso
HNBU
Urginea altissima (L. f.) Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by O. Bognounou, 1974/05/24

Drimia capensis (Burm.f.) Wijnands [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Cooper, T., #3275
1859
Specimens
South Africa
K
Drimia capensis (Burm.f.) Wijnands [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by Müller-Doblies, U.; Müller-Doblies, D.,
Urginea forsteri Baker [family ASPARAGACEAE]
Urginea altissima (L.f.) Baker [family ASPARAGACEAE]
Ornithogalum altissimum L.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Filed as Urginea altissima Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Ekeberg, C.G., #s.n.
None
Specimens
South Africa
SBT
Urginea altissima Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by W.J. Barker, 1967/08/28
Ornithogalum altissimum L.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by J.E. Wikström
Scilla [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by P.J. Bergius

Holotype of Urginea epigea R.A.Dyer [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Van der Merwe, F.Z., #2203
None
Specimens
South Africa
PRE
Holotype of Urginea epigea R.A.Dyer [family HYACINTHACEAE]
Drimia altissima (L.f.) Ker Gawl. [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name)

Holotype of Urginea epigea R.A.Dyer [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Van der Merwe, F.Z., #2203
None
Specimens
South Africa
PRE
Holotype of Urginea epigea R.A.Dyer [family HYACINTHACEAE];
Drimia altissima (L.f.) Ker Gawl. [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name);

Drimia capensis (Burm.f.) Wijnands [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Wallich, N., #s.n.
None
Specimens
South Africa
K
Drimia capensis (Burm.f.) Wijnands [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by Müller-Doblies, U.; Müller-Doblies, D.,
Urginea forsteri Baker [family ASPARAGACEAE]
Drimia altissima Ker Gawl. [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Urginea ensifolia (Thonn.) Hepper [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Reference Sources
None

Type of Ornithogalum altissimum L.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Thunberg, Carl Peter, #s.n.
None
Specimens
Unknown
S
Type of Ornithogalum altissimum L.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by Dahl, A.
Type of Ornithogalum altissimum L.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by Wikström, J.E.
Drimia altissima (L.f.) Ker Gawl. [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by Jessop, J.P., 1974/06/05
Urginea altissima (L.f.) Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by Jessop, J.P., 1974/06/05
Type of Ornithogalum altissimum L.f. [family HYACINTHACEAE]; Verified by Jessop, J.P., 1974/06/05

URGINEA altissima Baker [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Flora Capensis, page 253, (1897) Author: (By J. G. BAKER).
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Reference Sources
Also Tropical Africa.
bulb very large, globose; leaves hysteranthous, lanceolate, glabrous, 1–1 1/2 ft. long, 2–3 in. broad; peduncle stout, sometimes 3–4 ft. long; raceme cylindrical, moderately dense, sometimes 2–3 ft. long, 1 1/4–1 1/2 in. diam.; lower pedicels patent, 1/2–1 in. long; bracts small, lanceolate, bent and obscurely spurred below the middle; perianth campanulate, 1/3 in. long; segments oblanceolate-oblong, whitish, with a dull brown keel; stamens shorter than the perianth; filaments slightly flattened; anthers oblong, 1/12 in. long; style 1/6 in. long; capsule small, globose, obtusely trigonous. null

DRIMIA altissima (L.f.) Ker-Gawl. [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Reference Sources
N2, 3; C2; S1 widespread in tropical and southern Africa.
Plant 35–200 cm, usually robust. Leaves lanceolate, 20–50 x 2–7.5 cm. Inflorescence a dense raceme up to 80 cm long with up to 700 flowers; bracts up to 14 mm long with spur up to 3 mm long; pedicels 8–30 mm long, spreading. Tepals free or united for up to 2 mm, 5–12 mm long, whitish with dark midnerve outside, spreading. Filaments linear to very narrowly triangular, free or basally united to tepals. Ovary ovoid, 2–5 mm long; style about as long as ovary. Capsule subglobose, 8–15 mm long. Seeds 5–8 mm long.

Urginea altissima (Linn. f.) Bak. [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Reference Sources
Inflorescence 11/2-7 ft. high appearing without leaves during the dry season from a large bulb; flowers whitish;very common in savanna.

Urginea altissima (Linn.f.) Bak. [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Reference Sources
None

DRIMIA altissima (L.f.) Ker Gawl. [family HYACINTHACEAE]

Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1996) Author: Brita Stedje, Ph.D.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Reference Sources
DISTR. U 1-4; K 1, 3-7; T 1-4, 6, 7; widely distributed in tropical and southern Africa, from Senegal via East Africa to the Cape
Plants usually tall and robust, 35-200 cm., usually flowering before the leaves. Leaves lanceolate, 20-50 cm. long, 2-7.5 cm. wide. Scape erect, up to 1 cm. in diameter. Inflorescence a ± dense raceme up to 80 cm. long with up to 700 flowers; bracts up to 14 mm. long, spurs up to 3 mm.; pedicels 8-30 mm. long, spreading. Perianth-segments free or united up to 2 mm., 5-11 mm. long, white or greenish white with a green or purple abaxial band. Filaments linear to slightly triangular, free or united with the perianth-segments, free part 4-7 mm. Ovary ovoid, ± 2-5 mm; style ± as long as the ovary. Capsule subglobose, sometimes with an emarginate apex, 8-15 mm. high, 9-15 mm. in diameter. Seeds semicircular, 5-8 mm. long.