Hypoxis
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Hypoxidaceae |
| Genus: | Hypoxis L. |
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Hypoxis (African potato, Star-grass, Star lily, Yellow stars, Yellow star-grass) is a genus of plant belonging to the Hypoxidaceae family. The seeds are needed to identify many species.[1]
Species include:
- Hypoxis arillacea R.J.F.Hend.[2]
- Hypoxis exilis R.J.F.Hend.[2] - Swamp Star
- Hypoxis gardneri R.J.F.Hend.[2]
- Hypoxis glabella R.Br. - Star Grass, Tiny Star[2]
- Hypoxis hirsuta - Common goldstar
- Hypoxis hemerocallidea syn. Hypoxis rooperi - African potato
- Hypoxis hygrometrica Labill. - Golden Weather-glass[2]
- Hypoxis marginata R.Br.[2]
- Hypoxis nervosa R.J.F.Hend.[2]
- Hypoxis occidentalis Benth.[2]
- Hypoxis pratensis R.Br.[2]
- Hypoxis salina M.Lyons & Keighery[2]
- Hypoxis vaginata Schltdl. - Yellow Star[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Zona, Scott; Jeffery Prince; Gabriela Halder; Robert Schwartz; Rodrigo Vargas (2009). "A seed atlas of Hypoxis in eastern North America". The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136 (1): 26–32. doi:10.3159/08-RA-086R.1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Hypoxis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=HYPOXIS. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
[edit] External links
- South Africa National Biodiversity Institute: Hypoxis
- USDA Plants Profile: Hypoxis
- (Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Hypoxis
- Little Herbal: 'Simba'
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