Hypoxis kilimanjarica Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 378 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Hypoxidaceae, J. Wiland-Szymańska, I. Nordal. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2006

Type
Type: Tanzania, Moshi District, Marangu, Raussi stream, Volkens 781 (B!, holo.; K!, BM!, iso.)
Morphology General Habit
Slender herbs up to 20 cm high
Vegetative Multiplication Corms
Corm subglobose, 6–14 x 6–13 mm, white inside, remnant of old leaves mainly membranaceous, occasionally with some soft fibers
Morphology Leaves
Leaves narrowly linear, erect-recurvate or prostrate, often spathe-like in basal part, 3.5–22 cm x (1–)2–4 mm, sparsely pilose on margins and midrib below, sometimes also on the blade surface; trichomes 2- to 3-branched; veins 9 to 13, unequal
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences 1–4, with slender scapes 2–16 cm long, 0.3–1 mm wide, usually bending downwards after flowering, narrowly winged and ciliate at base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers single, rarely 2; bracts subulate, very narrow, acute, 3–10 mm long; pedicels 2.5–6 mm long; tepals 6, exceptionally 3 or 4, elliptic to ovate, acute, 4–7 x 1.5–3 mm; stamens unequal, outer 3–4 mm with filaments 2–3 mm long, inner 2.5–3.5 mm with filaments 1.5–2 mm long, filaments subulate, anthers 1.5–2 mm long, thecae fused and obtuse at apex; ovary obconical, 2–4 mm x 1.5–2 mm; style wider in basal part, 1–2 mm long; stigma pyramidal, obtuse at apex, with three stripes of papillae, 1–2 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule obovoid, 4–8 x 2.5–3.5 mm, almost glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, ovoid, ± 1.5 x 1 mm, black; testa papillose without cuticular folding.
Figures
Fig 4, 2 & 5
[FTEA]

Sources

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    • 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