Pauridia ovata, Snijman & Kocyan, 2013

Snijman, Deirdre A. & Kocyan, Alexander, 2013, The genus Pauridia (Hypoxidaceae) amplified to include Hypoxis sect. Ianthe, Saniella and Spiloxene, with revised nomenclature and typification, Phytotaxa 116 (1), pp. 19-33 : 29

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.116.1.2
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF8788-FFC5-F90C-FF14-4FE76D2AFE19
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pauridia ovata
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Pauridia ovata (L.f.) Snijman & Kocyan, comb. nov.

Ξ Spiloxene ovata View in CoL (L.f.) Garside (1936: 268)

Bas.:— Hypoxis ovata Linnaeus View in CoL f. (1782: 197) Ξ Ianthe ovata (L.f.) Salisb. ex Williams (1901: 292). Type (lectotype designated here):— SOUTH AFRICA. [Cape], Thunberg s.n. (UPS-THUNB! No. 8260 [image])

Typification:—In his protologue, Linnaeus f. (1782) mentions material collected by Thunberg. Amongst Thunberg’s collections at UPS there are three sheets labeled Hypoxis ovata . Sheet number 8260 matches the protologue most closely in having white flowers. These flowers characteristically have dark undersides, which are clearly visible in this specimen.