De Liliifloris Notulae 9. The only hitherto known Spiloxene species (Hypoxidaceae) from Namibia is a new species, Spiloxene etesionamibensis , and a new Spiloxene species from Namaqualand (Northern Cape), S. namaquana

The only Namibian species of Spiloxene is described and illustrated by drawings and photos as Spiloxene etesionamibensis U. Müll.‐Doblies , Mark.Ackermann , Weigend &. D. Müll.‐Doblies . It was hitherto misinterpreted as Spiloxene scullyi ( Baker ) Garside in Sölch & Roessler (1969) in Merxmüller 's Prodromus einer Flora von Südwestafrika, but its closest ally is S. flaccida ( Nel ) Garside , found in the Western and the Eastern Cape. Spiloxene etesionamibensis , which was found independently by Giess & Merxmüller and by Müller‐Doblies , is only known from two or three independent collections from a single locality. S. scullyi is no longer known from Namibia. In addition to the eight Spiloxene species already known from the Northern Cape Spiloxene namaquana U. Müll.‐Doblies , Mark . Ackermann , Weigend & D. Müll.‐Doblies is described and illustrated by drawings and photos. Its closest ally is Spiloxene trifurcillata ( Nel ) Fourc . from the Eastern Cape. For Spiloxene namaquana the morphological analysis of the branching pattern of an annual shoot taken in 1988 in the field is evaluated by a longitudinal and a horizontal diagram with explanatory remarks. The unusual innovation system of extreme anisoiteration is discussed. On Map 1 the quarter degree squares of the type localities (± only known localities) of both species is given. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)