Litanthus is a genus in the Hyacinthaceae family native to southern Africa with one species. Named by Harvey in 1884, it has been now been included by Goldblatt and Manning in Drimia along with other genera once separated. Drimia uniflora is the sole representative of the Litanthus group of that genus. The flowers look very different from some of the flowers in the other groups.
Litanthus pusillus now known as Drimia uniflora is found in rock outcrops from Namaqualand to Zimbabwe. It is a small plant, growing 2 to 8 cm. tall . It is a bulb with linear leaves often dry at flowering and solitary (occasionally two) nodding white to pale pink flowers. In the wild it blooms November to March. Photograph taken by Cameron McMaster in the Eastern Cape in November.
Drimia groups besides Litanthus in the expanded genus: Drimia -- Rhadamanthus -- Tenicroa -- Urginea
For a listing of all the species in the expanded genus see the Drimia index