Drimia brachyandra (Mart.Azorín et al.)

Manning, John, 2022, New combinations in Drimia Jacq. ex Wild. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) and an updated key to the southern African species, Bothalia (a 2) 52 (1), pp. 1-7 : 3

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.38201/btha.abc.v52.i1.2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10535954
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038C4818-1777-FFF2-FF51-FB4DFE75BC18
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Drimia brachyandra (Mart.Azorín et al.)
status

Treatment

J.C. Manning & Goldblatt, comb. nov. Geschollia brachyandra Mart.- Azorín, A.P. Dold & M.B. Crespo in Martínez-Azorín et al. in Phytotaxa 427: 94 (2019c).

Type: South Africa, Eastern Cape, Grahamstown ( 3326 ): 19 km from Grahamstown on Cradock road , (–AD), 27 Nov. 1993, Dold 438 ( GRA, holo.).

Note: This species is distinguished from D. calcarata (Baker) Stedje by the more heavily barred cataphylls and the slightly smaller, reddish flowers. These differences are very slight and its status may need to be revised.