Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Higher classification Hypoxidaceae Order Asparagales | Clade Angiosperms Family Hypoxidaceae Rank Genus | |
Similar Spiloxene, Hypoxidaceae, Syringodea, Molineria, Hypoxis | ||
Empodium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypoxidaceae, first described in 1866. It grows from a small corm which produces lance-shaped or pleated and sometimes hairy, star-shaped flowers and leaves with 10–30 centimetres (4–12 in) long in Autumn season. The genus is native to winter-rainfall areas in South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Namibia.
- Empodium elongatum (Nel) B.L.Burtt - Lesotho, Swaziland, Lesotho
- Empodium flexile (Nel) M.F.Thomps. ex Snijman - Cape Province
- Empodium gloriosum (Nel) B.L.Burtt - Cape Province
- Empodium monophyllum (Nel) B.L.Burtt - KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
- Empodium namaquensis (Baker) M.F.Thomps. - Cape Province
- Empodium plicatum (Thunb.) Garside - Cape Province
- Empodium veratrifolium (Willd.) M.F.Thomps. - Cape Province
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