Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis

Hypoxis sobolifera Jacq.

First published in Collectanea 5: 53 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Singh, Y. (2006). Hypoxis (Hypoxidaceae) in Africa: list of species and infraspecific names. Bothalia 36: 12-23.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps. [Cited as Hypoxis villosa.]

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?
s.coll. K003612810 Yes
Cooper [3237] South Africa K000400600 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. K003612804 Yes
s.coll. South Africa K003612805 Yes
s.coll. K003612813 Yes
Theron, G.C. South Africa K003612811 Yes
s.coll. K003612808 Yes
s.coll. South Africa K003612806 Yes
s.coll. K003612815 Yes
Fourcade South Africa K003612812 Yes
Theron, G.C. South Africa K003612809 Yes
s.coll. K003612814 Yes
McOwan South Africa K003612807 Yes
McClean, B. South Africa K003612816 Yes
Wood, J.M. South Africa Hypoxis sobolifera var. pannosa K003612818 Yes
Burchell Hypoxis sobolifera var. pannosa K003612820 No
Acocks, J.P.H. South Africa Hypoxis sobolifera var. pannosa K003612824 Yes
s.coll. Hypoxis sobolifera var. pannosa K003612821 Yes
Pegler, A. South Africa Hypoxis sobolifera var. pannosa K003612819 Yes
Bos, J.J. South Africa Hypoxis sobolifera var. pannosa K003612822 Yes
Langley Kitching South Africa Hypoxis sobolifera var. pannosa K003612823 Yes
Scharf, H.T. South Africa Hypoxis sobolifera var. accedens K003612817 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