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Studies of diagnostic features in the genus <i>Hypoxis</i> L. (Hypoxidaceae R. Br.) on the Witwatersrand
Author(s) -
M. E. Heideman
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
bothalia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2311-9284
pISSN - 0006-8241
DOI - 10.4102/abc.v14i3/4.1258
Subject(s) - habit , botany , genus , inflorescence , biology , psychology , psychotherapist

In an attempt to clarify specific concepts in the genus Hypoxis L. on the Witwatersrand it was found that diagnosis depends mostly on vegetative characters, particularly the habit, leaf vesture and venation, and the structure of the inflorescences.

The relevant criteria are discussed in relationship to the Witwatersrand species, where eleven species and seven varieties are recognized:  H. rigidula Bak. (a) var.  rigidula, (b) var.  pilosissima Bak.; H. acuminata Bak.;  H. filiformis Bak.; H. obtusa Burch.; H. neliana Schinz; //.  latifolia Hook. f.; H. galpinii Bak.; H. multiceps Buch. ex Bak.; H. interjecta Nel; H. rooperi Moore; H. argentea Harv. ex Bak. (a) var. argentea, (b) var. sericea Bak.; and two varieties which constitute  comb, et stat. novs, unpublished as yet.

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