Drimia indica

Drimia indica is a species of flowering plant found from South Asia to South Africa.[2]

Drimia indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Drimia
Species:
D. indica
Binomial name
Drimia indica
(Roxb.) Jessop
Synonyms[1]
  • Scilla indica Roxb.
  • Urginea indica (Roxb.) Kunth

Description

Drimia indica is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant which grows from bulbs. It has long leaves, typically 15–30 cm long by 1–2.5 cm wide, but sometimes considerably longer. The flowers, which appear in spring before the leaves, are borne in racemes on a leafless stem (scape) up to 60 cm long. The flowers are widely spaced on the raceme, which is 15–31 cm long, and are carried on stalks (pedicels) 2.5–4 cm long. Individual flowers are bell-shaped. The six pale brown tepals have white margins. The 6–7 cm long stamens have yellow anthers and filaments which are flattened at the base. Between six and nine seeds are produced in a capsule which is 1.5–1.8 cm long. Individual seeds are black and shaped like flattened ellipsoids.[2]

Distribution

D. indica has a wide distribution, in tropical and southern Africa, the Indian subcontinent and eastwards to Vietnam.[1]

Uses

D. indica is used as a substitute for the "true squill", Drimia maritima, in traditional medicine.[2]

Sources
  1. "Drimia indica". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  2. "Drimia indica". Flora of Pakistan. eFloras. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
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