Drimiopsis botryoides

Common name: Giant Squill, Measles Leaf

Family: Asparagaceae

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Country of Origin: S. Ethiopia to Tanzania

Description: Herb to 60 cm tall; leaves cordate or lanceolate, spotted or not, to 45x1,5-7,5 cm; inflorescence spicate or racemose; pedicels 0-3 mm long; perianth segments white to greenish white, to 6 mm long; outer segments spreading, inner ones connivent and usually wider than the outer; filaments flattened, triangular and united with the perianth segments at their base; capsule subglobose, c. 5 mm Ø. ³

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 10-11

Source: Cheryl Hearty - Vassar College

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Culture:

Party shade, well drained, moist soil.

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Asparagaceae
• SubFamily: Scilloideae
• Tribe: Hyacintheae
• SubTribe: Massoniinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 11 February 2015.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 11 February 2015.
3. African Plants Database (Ver 3.4.0), Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed 15 February 2015.
4. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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