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Type: Article
Published: 2015-01-23
Page range: 135–144
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Drimia edwardsii (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a new urgineoid species from the Mkhomazi River Valley of eastern South Africa

Biodiversity Research, Monitoring and Assessment, South African National Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 52099, Berea Road 4007, South Africa School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
Institute of Plant Science, NAWI Graz, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010 Graz, Austria. CIBIO (Instituto Universitario de la Biodiversidad) & dCARN, Universidad de Alicante, PO Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Drimia Hyacinthaceae Sekanama South Africa taxonomy Urginea Urgineoideae

Abstract

A new species endemic to South Africa, Drimia edwardsii, is described and illustrated, with data provided on its morphology, ecology and distribution. The species appears to be closely related to Drimia delagoensis and Urginea lydenburgensis, and whereas all are synanthous and produce small, pale-brownish campanulate flowers, several leaf and bulb features clearly distinguish the new species.