Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis

Hypoxis urceolata Nel

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 336 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Eritrea and Tanzania, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Wiland-Szymanska (2001). The genus Hypoxis (Hypoxidaceae) in Central Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88: 302-350.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Morton, W. Afr. Lilies & Orch. fig. 36.
  • in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 51: 336 (1914)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Wiland-Szymanska (2001). The genus Hypoxis (Hypoxidaceae) in Central Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 88: 302-350.
  • Wiland-Szymanska, J. & Nordal, I. (2006). Hypoxidaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-25.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 345, figs. 18A–G, 19 (2001).
  • E.J. 51: 336 (1914)
  • F.P.S. 3: 306 (1956)
  • F.W.T.A. 2: 394 (1936)
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 3: 172 (1968)
  • Syll. Fl. Rwanda: VI.277, fig. p. VI.276 (1971)
  • W. Afr. Lilies and Orchids: 31, t. IX, fig. 35 (1968)
  • W.F.K. 130 (1948)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2006 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000255968 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 2006 Hildebrandt, J.M. [2542] Tanzania K000255971 Type Yes
Jul 1, 2006 Speke; Grant [s.n.] Tanzania K000255969 Unknown Type Material Yes
Norman, E.M. [254] Uganda K003612123 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2504] Uganda K003612114 Yes
Wilson, J. [997] Uganda K003612144 Yes
Reekmans, M. [6386] Burundi K003611649 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K. [911] South Sudan K003611718 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [5796] Uganda K003612118 Yes
Richards, H.M. [11750] Tanzania K003612158 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A1909] Sudan K003611720 Yes
Wiltshire [71] Kenya K003612139 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1383] Uganda K003612120 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [2751] Kenya K003612132 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1394] Tanzania K:SPC-05555.000 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th2154] Uganda K003612131 Yes
Mabberley, D.J.; McCall [106] Kenya K003612147 Yes
Tweedie [3639] Kenya K003612145 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E5796] Uganda K003612119 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [193] Uganda K003612161 Yes
Major, E.J.; Lugard, C. [597] Kenya K003612128 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [1653b] Sudan K003611719 Yes
Arnstein Lye, K.; Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [LY-4328] Uganda K003612125 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4892] Tanzania K003612151 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [51] Kenya K003612140 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1428] Uganda K003612127 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E3893] Uganda K003612115 Yes
Jarrett, T. [337] Uganda K003612121 Yes
[R. Letwley] [11188] K003611647 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [413] Kenya K003612136 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [231] Tanzania K000255964 Type Yes
Christiaensen, A.R. [771] Tanzania K003612164 Yes
Moreau, F.; Moreau (Mrs.) [81] Tanzania K003612152 Yes
[Brother] [s.n.] Uganda K003612112 Yes
Napier, E.R. [1942] Kenya K003612135 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7179] Burundi K003611650 Yes
Bjornstad, A. [AB554] Uganda K003612126 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Tanzania K000255962 Type Yes
Roscoe, J. [s.n.] Uganda K003612129 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2850] Uganda K003612117 Yes
Langdale-Brown, I. [2065] Uganda K003612124 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7733] Tanzania K:SPC-24398.000 No
Newbould, J.G.B. [3291] Kenya K003612138 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [884] Tanzania K003612149 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1420] Tanzania K003612154 Yes
Faulkner, H. [1420] Tanzania K:SPC-23558.000 No
Thomas, A.S. [Th2211] Uganda K003612130 Yes
Welch, J.R. [418] Tanzania K003612155 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [289] Kenya K003612142 Yes
Napier, E.R. [1777] Kenya K003612134 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [284] Tanzania K003612163 Yes
Routledge, W.S. [s.n.] Kenya K003612133 Yes
Welsh, H. [418] Tanzania K003612157 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [735] Kenya K003612137 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [103] Tanzania K000255963 Paratype Yes
Jarrett, T. [144] Uganda K003612122 Yes
Chipp, T.F. [103] Sudan K003611721 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [64B] Tanzania K003612162 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [288] Kenya K003612141 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [374] Kenya K003612143 Yes
Sangster, R.G. [683] Uganda K003612116 Yes
Welch, J.R. [418] Tanzania K003612156 Yes
Msafiri, F. [15] Kenya K003612148 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10780] Tanzania K003612159 Yes
Tweedie [1128] Tanzania K003612153 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P605] Uganda K003612113 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2334] Tanzania K003612150 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2859] Yemen Hypoxis textilis K003611313 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2383] Yemen Hypoxis textilis K003611312 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0