Drimia polyphylla (Hook.f.) Ansari & Sundararagh.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Urginea polyphylla Hook.f.
Invalid (synonym of Dipcadi serotinum serotinum)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022) or Invalid (synonym of Dipcadi serotinum serotinum)
Last record: c.1887 (Nayar & Sastry, 1987:189); c. 1891 (Srivastava et al., 2015)
Distribution
India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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