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Drimia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Asparagaceae

Scientific name
  
Drimia

Rank
  
Genus

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Scilloideae

Higher classification
  
Scilloideae

Drimia Drimia maritima

Similar
  
Drimia maritima, Scilloideae, Scilla, Albuca, Ledebouria

Drimia is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). The genus includes Urginea.

One of the best-known species is the sea squill, Drimia maritima (formerly Urginea maritima).

Species

As of July 2013, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 101 species:

Drimia Pacific Bulb Society Tenicroa

Drimia Pacific Bulb Society Urginea

Drimia httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Drimia Drimia maritima L Stearn Checklist View

Drimia Drimia maritima Wikipedia

References

Drimia Wikipedia