Hypoxis L.

Details

Name scientific

Hypoxis L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2, 986, 1366 (1759)

Preferred name

Hypoxis L.

Taxonomy reference

Snijman, D.A.; Kocyan, A. 2013: The genus Pauridia (Hypoxidaceae) amplified to include Hypoxis sect. Ianthe, Saniella and Spiloxene, with revised nomenclature and typification. Phytotaxa 116(1): 19–33.

Linked name

Hypoxis L. 1759

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Cultivated

New Zealand

Political Region

Allan Herbarium (2017)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Authors

Publication place

Linnaeus, C. 1759: Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae. Vol. 2. Edition 10. Stockholm.

Year published

1759

Publication page

986, 1366

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Hypoxis L.

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Hypoxis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Hypoxidaceae

Genus

Hypoxis

Subordinates

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Star grass

Synonyms

Rhodohypoxis Nel

Descriptions

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Hypoxis L.

Description

Leaves grass-like, linear-lanceolate to ± filiform, usually hairy. Flowers solitary from among leaves or in racemose or subumbellate inflorescences. Perianth-segments free, spreading. Stamens 6, < segments; anthers ± lobed at base. Ovary not beaked; style short with erect stigmas. Fruit a capsule. Seeds many, small, subglobose, dark-coloured. Spp. c. 100, Africa, America, E. Asia, Indomalesia and Australia. Adventive sp. 1.

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Hypoxis L.

Description

Fls solitary from amongst lvs, or in racemose or subumbellate infls. Per.-segs free, spreading. Stamens 6, < per.-segs; anthers ± lobed at base. Ovary not beaked; style short with erect stigmas. Fr. a capsule. Seeds ∞, small, subglobose, dark-coloured, the hardened funicle and rostrate hilum forming two conspicuous projections; testa variously muricate. Lvs grass-like, linear-lanceolate to nearly filiform, us. hairy. Some 80 spp., widespread––Africa, America, parts of Asia, Australia––but the genus sts subdivided.