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TABLE 4. Differences among H. membranacea, H. parvula var. parvula, H. parvula var. albiflora, H in Hypoxis limicola and H. uniflorata (Hypoxidaceae) deserve species rank: multiple new lines of evidence
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- 1. School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa & hennieniemann 92 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9940 - 415 X
- 2. School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa & 2650996 @ students. wits. ac. za; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6443 - 1254
- 3. School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa & kelsey. glennon @ wits. ac. za; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0538 - 7916
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TABLE 4. Differences among H. membranacea, H. parvula var. parvula, H. parvula var. albiflora, H. limicola, and H. uniflorata.
| Character | H. membranacea | H. parvula var. parvula | H. parvula var. albiflora | H. limicola | H. uniflorata | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers per scape | (1–)2 or 3 | 1(–2) | 1(–2) | 1(–2) | 1(–2) | |
| Tepal colour | white | yellow | white | yellow | yellow | |
| Tepal length (mm) | 4.5–8.0 | (7–)8–10 | (7–)8–10 | 2–6 | 5–8 | |
| Filament type | filiform | filiform | filiform | filiform | subulate | |
| Flowers | Filament colour Stigma shape | white spherical | yellow spherical | yellow spherical | yellow spherical | yellow pyramidal |
| Bracts per stalk | 2 | 0(–1) | 0(–1) | (0–)1–2 | 1(–2) | |
| Bract length (mm) | 3–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 5–7 | ca. 2 | |
| Articulation between scape and pedicel | inconspicuous | inconspicuous | inconspicuous | distinctly swollen | inconspicuous | |
| Shape | lanceolate | lanceolate | lanceolate | lanceolate | linear | |
| Leaves | Texture Trichome distribution | membranous, adaxial surface with translucent pustules both surfaces, arises from pustules | soft to membranous, smooth or adaxial surface with translucent pustules both surfaces, arises from pustules when present | soft to membranous, smooth or adaxial surface with translucent pustules both surfaces, arises from pustules when present | soft to membranous, smooth or adaxial surface with translucent pustules both surfaces, arises from pustules when present | soft to membranous, smooth both surfaces, midrib and veins |
| Trichome type | stellate interspersed with simple | bifurcate or stellate interspersed with simple | bifurcate or stellate interspersed with simple | bifurcate or stellate interspersed with simple | bifurcate or stellate | |
| Size (mm) | 1.10–1.25 × 0.95–1.00 | 0.9–1.0 × 0.7–0.8 | 0.9–1.0 × 0.7–0.8 | 0.8–1.0 × 0.75–0.85 | 1.05–1.10 × 0.95–1.00 | |
| Convex outer periclinal cell wall shape | columellate and/or capitate/pilate | colliculate and/or columellate | colliculate and/or columellate | colliculate and/or columellate | columellate and/or capitate/pilate | |
| Seeds | Distribution pattern of micropapillae of different lengths | no clear pattern in distribution of different lengths across periclinal wall | shorter at top of convex projection, getting longer across periclinal wall and again getting shorter/absent towards anticlinal boundaries | shorter at top of convex projection, getting longer across periclinal wall and again getting shorter/absent towards anticlinal boundaries | gets shorter towards anticlinal boundaries | shorter at top of convex projection, getting longer across periclinal wall and again getting shorter towards anticlinal boundaries |
| Micropapillae overlap | common | rare | rare | common | rare | |
| Distribution | Range Biome preference Altitude (m.a.s.l.) | EC, KZN, MP forest/forest margin 20–900 | EC, FS, KZN, LS, MP grassland 1900–2200 | KZN (EC) grassland 1500–1850 | LP, MP, SZ grassland 1260–1980 | FS (KZN) grassland 1820–1900 |
Notes
Published 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. 74 in Phytotaxa 619 (1) on page 74, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.619.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/8425746
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