Drimia elata Jacq. ex Willd.

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Connemara Lake, World's View, Nyanga

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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba

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Haka Game Park

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Synonyms:	Drimia zombensis Baker
Common names:	Satin squill (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial bulbous herb, up to 1.2 m, with overlapping reddish scales on the bulb. Leaves appearing after flowering. Inflorescence an erect terminal raceme. Flowers whitish to purple-brown, subtended by whitish bracts with a small spur near the base.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	elata: tall, high
Habitat:	In grassland, often among rocks.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Sep - Jan
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Monday 28 September 2015
Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 198 - 199. as Drimia zombensis (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 307. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 23. As Drimia zombensis Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 126. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 91. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Page 24. as Drimia zombensis (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 122. Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 17 - 18. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 108. as Drimia robusta Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 81.

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