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Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial herb, 250-500 mm high; robust, growing singly. Rhizome globose or oblong, 40-70 mm in diameter. Leaves 4-8, erect, well developed at flowering, clasping at base to form a broad false stem opening into funnel above, converging apically (connivent); blade flat, broadly lanceolate, (100-)200-600 x 30-85(-110) mm, coriaceous; strongly ribbed, veins evenly spaced, almost all thickened and raised on upper surface; hairs, if present, few along margins, biramous, white. Flowers: inflorescence appearing with leaves, 1-4 per plant, racemose, (5-)8-17-flowered; pedicels 7-15 mm long; perianth segments 11-19 x 3-5 mm, ovate-elliptic, yellow; Sep.-Feb. Fruit a capsule, 6-8 mm x 4-7 mm, opening by a circular slit.
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Perennial geophyte, robust, 250-500 mm high; rhizome with strong fibrous tunic. Leaves 4-8, clasping at base to form a false stem, opening into funnel above, broadly lanceolate, 100-600 x 30-110 mm, erect, flat, strongly ribbed with veins evenly spaced, thickened and raised on upper surface, almost hairless. Flowers 8-17, yellow; tepals 11-19 x 3-5 mm; anther apex entire or split; ovary 4-6 mm long; style shorter than stigma. Flowering time Sept.-Feb.
Geophyte, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves lanceolate, 35-50 mm broad, acuminate, strongly ribbed. Flowers racemose. Peduncles slender, hairy. Outer perianth segments greenish and hairy on back. Flowers yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grass slopes and rocky outcrops, on sand and loamy soils.
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Grass slopes and rocky outcrops, on sand and loamy soils.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 3-8
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Hypoxis colchicifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65373-1
WFO ID wfo-0000668468
COL ID 3P22G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hypoxis gilgiana Hypoxis distachya Hypoxis latifolia Hypoxis oligotricha Hypoxis colchicifolia
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