Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis

Hypoxis argentea Harv. ex Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 110 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Story, R. [2115] South Africa K003612696 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7726] South Africa K003612686 Yes
[Burche] [447] South Africa K003612703 Yes
Codd, L.E. [632] South Africa K003612699 Yes
[Burhe] [s.n.] South Africa K003612705 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [7849] South Africa K003612683 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [536] Lesotho K003612704 Yes
Schönland, S. [4144] K003612706 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [1664] South Africa K003612684 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1697] South Africa K003612695 Yes
Cooper [3238] South Africa K000400593 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BS5649] South Africa K003612685 Yes
Leendertz, R. [2544] South Africa K003612697 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [536] Lesotho K003612701 Yes
Barrett, S.C.H. [1676] Eswatini K003612702 Yes
Leendertz, R. [1080] South Africa K003612698 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8396] South Africa K003612700 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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