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Hypoxis nervosa R.J.F.Hend.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Hypoxis

Characteristics

Corms condensed, less than 2 cm long and wide; tunic ±fibrous. Roots ±fibrous and tuberous. Leaf lamina flat, channelled or complicate, subulate, 5-30 cm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, sparsely hairy. Inflorescences 2-6, 8-20 cm long, 2-4-flowered; axes moderately silky; pedicels 2-17 mm long; bracteoles single, 2.5-8 mm long. Perianth lobes 6-11 mm long, pale yellow (?pink) outside. Sepals abaxially silky. Petals glabrous. Stamens 3-5 mm long; filaments alternately long and short, 2-3.5 mm long; anthers 1-2 mm long, attached about middle. Style columnar, 1.8-3.3 mm long including ovate lobes 0.25-0.35 mm long; ovary 1-2.5 mm long, 2-locular, silky to glabrescent. Capsule ellipsoidal, 4-5 mm long. Seeds ±depressed-globular, 1.4-1.9 mm wide, brown, papillose-colliculate, dull.
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A lily-like plant. The corms are 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The corms are 1-3.5 cm below the soil surface. The roots are tuberous. The leaves are 5-30 cm long by 0.1-0.5 cm wide. They are narrow and flat or with a channel. They are dark green and have a few hairs. The flowers are 2 cm across and yellow inside. They are pale yellow or pink outside. There are 2-4 flowers on a stem. The stems are 8-20 cm long. The fruit are capsules 0.4-0.5 cm long. The seeds are brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. They grow in moist grassy areas in tropical woodland in northern Australia.
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Grows in heavy clay and loam soils.
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Usage

The small tubers are eaten after roasting.
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Edible roots
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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Distribution

Hypoxis nervosa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:932568-1
WFO ID wfo-0000669987
COL ID 3P25V
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Synonyms

Hypoxis nervosa
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