Pauridia serrata (Thunb.) Snijman & Kocyan

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Hypoxidaceae > Pauridia

Characteristics

Cormous geophyte, 60-200 mm tall, corm tunics finely fibrous. Leaves several, suberect, linear, channelled, margin with a few, minute, recurved teeth. Flower 1, yellow or white (rarely orange in CCR) with green reverse; bracts 2, inserted at base of pedicel, filiform and inconspicuous.
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Cormous geophyte, 6-30 cm, corm fibres fine. Leaves 5-15, suberect, linear, channelled, rounded beneath in t/s, margin minutely toothed. Flower 1, stellate, yellow, rarely orange or white, with green reverse, bracts 2, linear.
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Distribution

Pauridia serrata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77130144-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336346
COL ID 6TVC2
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Synonyms

Hypoxis serrata Spiloxene serrata Fabricia serrata Pauridia serrata Spiloxene serrata var. serrata Hypoxis stellata var. linearis Ianthe serrata

Lower taxons

Spiloxene serrata var. albiflora Pauridia serrata subsp. albiflora Pauridia serrata subsp. serrata