Drimiopsis maculata
Drimiopsis maculata, also known by the common names little white soldiers, African false hosta, African hosta, leopard plant, is a flowering plant species in the genus Drimiopsis. It is the type species of its genus. It occurs from Tanzania to South Africa.
| Drimiopsis maculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Drimiopsis |
| Species: | D. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Drimiopsis maculata Lindl. & Paxton Fl. Gard. 2: 73 (1851) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ledebouria maculata | |
Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones can be isolated from D. maculata.[1]
References
- Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones from Drimiopsis maculata (Hyacinthaceae). Koorbanally C, Crouch NR and Mulholland DA, Biochemical systematics and ecology, May 2001, volume 29, issue 5, pages 539-541, PMID 11274776
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