''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 ''Drimiopsis'' is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Sometimes species are placed under the genus ''Ledebouria ''Ledebouria'' is a genus of African bulbou ...

''. It is the type species of its genus. It occurs from Tanzania to South Africa. Scillascillin-type

homoisoflavanone Homoisoflavonoids (3-benzylidenechroman-4-ones) are a type of phenolic compounds occurring naturally in plants. Chemically, they have the general structure of a 16-carbon skeleton, which consists of two phenyl rings (A and B) and heterocyclic rin ...

s can be isolated from ''D. maculata''.Scillascillin-type homoisoflavanones from Drimiopsis maculata (Hyacinthaceae). Koorbanally C, Crouch NR and Mulholland DA, Biochemical systematics and ecology, May 2001, volume 29, issue 5, pages 539-541,

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Scilloideae Plants described in 1851 Flora of South Africa Flora of Tanzania {{Asparagaceae-stub