Hypoxis parvula Baker 1878

Abstract

Key to the morphologically similar but artificially grouped H. parvula species complex 1a. Staminal filaments subulate; stigma pyramidal; leaves linear....................................................................................... H. uniflorata 1b. Staminal filaments filiform; stigma spherical; leaves lanceolate.......................................................................................................2 2a. Staminal filaments white......................................................................................................................................... H. membranacea 2b. Staminal filaments yellow..................................................................................................................................................................3 3a. Tepals 2–6 mm long, distinctly swollen articulation between scape and pedicel; 1–2 bracts usually present, 5–7 mm long........................................................................................................................................................................................................ H. limicola 3b. Tepals (7–) 8–10 mm long, no distinct articulation between scape and pedicel; bracts usually absent, if present, 1–4 mm long.....4 4a. Tepals yellow adaxially................................................................................................................................ H. parvula var. parvula 4b. Tepals white adaxially................................................................................................................................. H. parvula var. albifloraPublished as part of Niemann, Hendrik J., Coetzer, Dewald J. & Glennon, Kelsey L., 2023, Hypoxis limicola and H. uniflorata (Hypoxidaceae) deserve species rank: multiple new lines of evidence, pp. 63-85 in Phytotaxa 619 (1) on pages 76-77, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.619.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/842574