Drimiopsis maculata

Drimiopsis maculata, also known by the common names little white soldiers, African false hosta, leopard's 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.

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Spermatophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

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Drimiopsis maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
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[1]
Drimia petiolata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché (1861) Drimiopsis minor Baker (1870) Ledebouria petiolata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (2003 publ. 2004)

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Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones can be isolated from D. maculata.^[2]