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Empodium veratrifolium

Star-shaped flower
Common names: West Coast star (Eng.); breëblaar sterretjie; Weskus sterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... and Western Cape. In addition to Empodium , the family Hypoxidaceae comprises six other genera: Curculigo , Hypoxis ...

09 / 10 / 2023 | Graham Duncan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Hypoxis membranacea

Hypoxis membranacea
Common names: small white star flower
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... almost translucent and delicate.  The star flower family, Hypoxidaceae, is relatively small, with 6 of its 9 genera ... membranacea is one of the lesser known members in the Hypoxidaceae and, therefore, is not popular in the ...

22 / 06 / 2020 | Mpendulo Gabayi | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pauridia aquatica

Common names: Cape star (Eng.); sterretjie, vleiblommetjie, vlei-uintjie, watersterblom, watersterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... aquatica (= Spiloxene aquatica ), is a member of the Hypoxidaceae family, which also contains the genera: ...

04 / 05 / 2015 | Victoria Wilman | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Empodium elongatum

Empodium elongatum (David Styles)
Common names: autumn star
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... and fruit an indehiscent capsule. Empodium belongs in the Hypoxidaceae, a family better-known for Hypoxis (star-fower) ... and Sinocurciligo (recent addition) are also placed in the Hypoxidaceae. Autumn stars, elusive among grasses, are ...

28 / 10 / 2013 | N Mahvungu | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Common names: star flower, yellow star (Eng.); sterblom, geelsterretjie, gifbol (Afr.); moli kharatsa, lotsane (S Sotho); inkomfe, inkomfe enkulu (Zulu), inongwe, i
Family: Hypoxidaceae

09 / 11 / 2009 | Beate Hölscher | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Spiloxene

Spiloxene capensis.  Photo C. Paterson-Jones
Common names: golden star (Eng.); sterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... with long, slender pedicels. As is typical in the family Hypoxidaceae, the flowers have six tepals, six stamens, a ... in deep recesses below overhanging rocks. Like all Hypoxidaceae, the flowers of Spiloxene have no nectaries, ...

24 / 09 / 2007 | D Snijman | Compton Herbarium
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Rhodohypoxis baurii

Rhodohypoxis baurii
Common names: red star (Eng.); rooisterretjie (Afr.)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

04 / 06 / 2007 | Isabel Johnson | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Hypoxis

Hypoxis acuminata
Common names: yellow stars, star lily, african potato (Eng.); sterretjie, Afrika-patat (Afr.); inkomfe, ilabatheka (isiZulu)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

... ovary or fruit. Hypoxis , a well-known genus of the family Hypoxidaceae, easily recognizable by its bright yellow ...

05 / 04 / 2004 | Yashica Singh | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium
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Hypoxis colchicifolia

Hypoxix colchicifolia©G Nichols
Common names: broad-leaved hypoxis (Eng.); iLabatheka (Zulu)
Family: Hypoxidaceae

02 / 06 / 2003 | Siyabulela Nonjinge | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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