Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis
Hypoxis argentea

Hypoxis argentea var. sericea (Baker) Baker

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 182 (1896)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety 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

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. (2007). Hypoxis (Hypoxidaceae) in Southern Africa: taxonomic notes. South African Journal of Botany 73: 360-365.

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?
Nov 1, 1975 illegible [1593] South Africa K000098793 Yes
Nov 1, 1975 Baur, Rev.R. [s.n.] South Africa K000098795 No
Nov 1, 1975 Benhe (?) [s.n.] South Africa K000098796 No
Nov 1, 1975 Benhe? [s.n.] South Africa K000098788 Type Yes
Thode, J. [A1296] South Africa K003612712 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [536] Lesotho K003612716 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [H13214] South Africa K003612717 Yes
Werger, M.J.A. [EW281] South Africa K003612707 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7261] South Africa K003612715 Yes
Bolus [176] South Africa K000098790 Type No
Schlechter, R. [2780] South Africa K003612709 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2780] South Africa K003612710 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [1349] South Africa K003612714 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003612711 Yes
illegible [950] South Africa K000098794 Type Yes
Zeyher [1667] South Africa K003612713 Yes
Thode, J. [A703] South Africa K003612719 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [877] South Africa K003612708 Yes
Archibald, E.E.A. [3825] South Africa K003612720 Yes
Schönland, S. [4144] South Africa K003612718 Yes
Rehmann, Dr.A. [3761] South Africa Hypoxis sericea K000098786 No
Zeyher [4136] South Africa Hypoxis sericea K000098791 Type Yes
Drege [8525] South Africa Hypoxis sericea K000098784 Type Yes
Drege [8525] South Africa Hypoxis sericea K000098787 Type Yes
South Africa Hypoxis sericea K000098792 Yes
Tyson, W. [1095] South Africa Hypoxis sericea K000098785 No
Strey, R.G. [10066] South Africa Hypoxis dregei K003612721 Yes

Sources

  • 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