Family · Monocots
Hypoxidaceae
Star grasses
Cormous or rhizomatous herbs with hairy leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers; some used medicinally.
- Accepted species
- 166accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 5accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈22 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Hypoxis91 spp.
Pauridia35 spp.
Curculigo32 spp.
Empodium7 spp.
Sinocurculigo1 spp.
Where it grows
- Africa107
- Asia-Tropical25
- Northern America15
- Australasia14
- Asia-Temperate11
- Southern America8
- Pacific1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
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Hypoxidaceae sits in the order Asparagales.
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