Hypoxis aurea




Family Hypoxidaceae
Scientific name Hypoxis aurea Loureiro
Synonyms Curculigo graminifolia Nimmo; Hypoxis minor D. Don
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-kinbai-zasa [tiny golden cup bamboo weed]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan
Chromosomal number 2n=54
Description Leaves 6-30cm long. Flowers yellow 6 perianth each 6-10mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Hypoxis aurea Loureiro
Note Wild plants are becoming rare.



May 2008
at lowland swamp
May 2008
at lowland swamp
May 2008
at lowland swamp