Hypoxis (Hypoxidaceae) in southern Africa: Taxonomic notes

Abstract

Several Hypoxis species and infraspecific taxa in southern Africa were found to be conspecific with the taxa described earlier. In this paper, thirteen validly published names are reduced to synonyms. Nine currently recognized taxa out of about 30 species in the Flora of southern Africa region are listed together with their new synonyms and important literature, and a brief discussion is given for each change in name status. The nine taxa discussed (with synonyms) are: Hypoxis angustifolia var. buchananii Baker (= H. obliqua var. woodii (Baker) Nel); Hypoxis argentea var. sericea Baker (= H. argentea var. flaccida Baker, H. dinteri Nel); H. colchicifolia Baker (= H. distachya Nel, H. gilgiana Nel); H. floccosa Baker (= H. ecklonii Nel); H. hemerocallidea Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Ave-Lall. (= H. obconica Nel, H. patula Nel, H. rooperi var. forbesii Baker); H. longifolia Baker ex Hook.f. (= H. longifolia var. thunbergii Baker); H. obtusa Ker Gawl. (= H. obtusa var. chrysotricha Nel); H. rigidula var. rigidula Baker (= H. cordata Nel); H. rigidula var. pilosissima Baker (= H. arnottii Baker).