Drimiopsis maculata
Drimiopsis maculata, also known by the common names little white soldiers, African false hosta, leopards ears, African hosta, leopard plant, and Injoba 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 | |
Ledebouria maculata |
Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones can be isolated from D. maculata.[1]
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