Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis

Hypoxis suffruticosa Nel

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 335 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Cameroon. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Nordal, I. & Iversen, J.I. (1987). Hypoxisacées. Flore du Cameroun 30: 33-49. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.

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 recurva.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [121] Nigeria K003611581 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2814] Nigeria K003611582 Yes
Lely, H.V. [114] Nigeria K003611583 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] Nigeria K003611580 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI55812] Nigeria K003611584 Yes
Lely, H.V. [s.n.] Nigeria K003611578 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P319] Nigeria K003611579 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P202] Nigeria K003611585 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI44134] Nigeria K003611586 Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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