Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa
Newly described are two new species of Spiloxene Salisb.: S. nana Snijman from the Bokkeveld Escarpment, Northern Cape Province, is a shade-loving plant with narrow, pale green leaves and small, white or rarely cream-coloured flowers; S. pusilla Snijman from the Matsikamma, Gifberg and Pakhuis Moun...
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| description | Newly described are two new species of Spiloxene Salisb.: S. nana Snijman from the Bokkeveld Escarpment, Northern Cape Province, is a shade-loving plant with narrow, pale green leaves and small, white or rarely cream-coloured flowers; S. pusilla Snijman from the Matsikamma, Gifberg and Pakhuis Mountains. Western Cape Province, resembles S. nana in habit but the yellow- or white-tepalled flowers which are tetramerous or hexamerous have darkly coloured stamens and style and an ovary with a short, solid, narrow prolongation at the apex. Inhabiting rock overhangs formed by quartzitic sandstone sheets, both species are close allies of S. scullyi (Baker) Garside from Namaqualand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd338da0170f4a7da2d96ad3d2be9e3a2022-12-22T00:36:00ZengSouth African National Biodiversity InstitutBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation0006-82412311-92842006-08-0136213313810.4102/abc.v36i2.351286Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South AfricaD. A. Snijman0Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity InstituteNewly described are two new species of Spiloxene Salisb.: S. nana Snijman from the Bokkeveld Escarpment, Northern Cape Province, is a shade-loving plant with narrow, pale green leaves and small, white or rarely cream-coloured flowers; S. pusilla Snijman from the Matsikamma, Gifberg and Pakhuis Mountains. Western Cape Province, resembles S. nana in habit but the yellow- or white-tepalled flowers which are tetramerous or hexamerous have darkly coloured stamens and style and an ovary with a short, solid, narrow prolongation at the apex. Inhabiting rock overhangs formed by quartzitic sandstone sheets, both species are close allies of S. scullyi (Baker) Garside from Namaqualand.https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/351Hypoxidaceaenew speciesSouth AfricaSpiloxene Salisb.taxonomywinter rainfall region |
| spellingShingle | D. A. Snijman Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation Hypoxidaceae new species South Africa Spiloxene Salisb. taxonomy winter rainfall region |
| title | Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa |
| title_full | Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa |
| title_short | Two new species of <i>Spiloxene</i> (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa |
| title_sort | two new species of i spiloxene i hypoxidaceae from the northwestern cape south africa |
| topic | Hypoxidaceae new species South Africa Spiloxene Salisb. taxonomy winter rainfall region |
| url | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/351 |
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