Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis

Hypoxis camerooniana Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 577 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Congo. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Nigeria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276. [Cited as Hypoxis angustifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [961] Cameroon K000212737 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Pollard, B.J. [680] Cameroon K000212736 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Brenan, J.P.M. [9581] Cameroon K000541870 Yes
Tewke, C.F. [301] Cameroon K001401261 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1427] Cameroon K001401262 Yes
Sidwell, K. [58] Cameroon K001401301 Yes
Thomas, D. [9286] Cameroon K001401263 Yes
Pollard, B.J. [1112] Cameroon K001518966 Yes
Morton, J.K. [6795] Cameroon K000541866 Yes
Richards, P.W. [5308] Cameroon K000541868 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1526] Cameroon K000541867 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI28346] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611577 Yes
Brunt, M. [779] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611632 Yes
Brunt, M. [840] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611634 Yes
Savory, H.J. [479] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611627 Yes
s.coll. [326] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611573 Yes
Bauer, P.S. [26] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611640 Yes
Tuley, P. [583] Nigeria Hypoxis recurva K003611571 Yes
Steele, M. [s.n.] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611574 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9567] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611622 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [2532] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611621 Yes
Sanford, W.W. [6263] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611619 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [2863] Nigeria Hypoxis recurva K003611570 Yes
Tiku, D.A. [FHI22239] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611637 Yes
Richards, P.W. [5311] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611625 Yes
Jackson, G. [2507] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611635 Yes
[G. Murm] [1224] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611576 No
Bauer, P.J. [26] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611639 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC7066] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611638 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2111] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611629 Yes
Ujor, E. [FHI30006] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611623 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [4346] Nigeria Hypoxis recurva K003611569 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [2740] Nigeria Hypoxis recurva K003611572 Yes
Brunt, M. [778] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611631 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI34865] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611633 Yes
Mann, G. [2133] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611575 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1813] Nigeria Hypoxis recurva K003611620 Yes
Saxer, A. [53] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611636 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI41197] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611630 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1023] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611626 Yes
Brunt, M. [1029] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611624 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2111] Cameroon Hypoxis recurva K003611628 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