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Hypoxis multiflora

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Name

Identification
Hypoxis multiflora Nel. [family HYPOXIDACEAE ] Verified by Nel, Hypoxis villosa L.f. [family HYPOXIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Unknown,
Related name
  • Hypoxis multiflora
  • Hypoxis villosa

Flora

Entry for Hypoxis fischeri var. fischeri [family HYPOXIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2006) Author: J. WILAND-SZYMAŃSKA & I. NORDAL
Names
Hypoxis fischeri var. fischeri [family HYPOXIDACEAE]
Hypoxis multiflora Nel [family HYPOXIDACEAE], in E.J. 51: 317 (1914); F.P.S. 3: 306 (1956). Type: Uganda, ‘Elgon-District’, Evan James s.n. (K!, holo.)
Hypoxis obtusa complex [family HYPOXIDACEAE], sensu Nordal et al. in Nordic J. Bot. 5: 28 (1985) pro parte
Hypoxis polystachya [family HYPOXIDACEAE], sensu Nordal & Zimudzi in F.Z. 12, 3: 14–15 (2001) pro parte
Information
Corm deep ochre; robustplants with leaf width about 3 cm, bifurcate hairs on lamina on both sides of the leaf; papillate seeds with mammiliform seeds papillae (Fig. 1: 8, p. 4).
Range
DISTR. U 1, 3; K 3; T 1, 4, 7
Altitude range
1500–2600 m
Distribution
KENYA Trans-Nzoia District Kitale, 5 Mar. 1955, Bogdan 3691! & Apr. 1962, Tweedie 2341! & Tweedie 2343!TANZANIA Biharamulo District Kashasha, 10 Aug. 1960, Tanner 5071!TANZANIA Ufipa District Mbisi, 6 Oct. 1950, Bullock 3413!TANZANIA Mbeya District Mbozi, 14 Nov. 1932, Davies 753!UGANDA Acholi District 2 km NE of Lotututru, 17 Feb. 1969, Lye & Lester 2079!UGANDA Karamoja District Namojongotyang, Mt Kadam [Debasien], no date, Eggeling 2815!UGANDA Mbale District Mt Elgon, Sipi, 17 Feb. 1924, Snowden 822!
Distribution (external)
Cameroon

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