Pauridia is a flowering plant genus in the family Hypoxidaceae. It is native to southern Africa (the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and Namibia), and southern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia). It has been introduced into New Zealand.[1] The southern African species have been transferred from the genus Spiloxene.[2]

Pauridia
Pauridia capensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hypoxidaceae
Genus: Pauridia
Harv.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Ianthe Salisb.
  • Janthe Nel
  • Saniella Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
  • Spiloxene Salisb.

Species

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As of November 2020, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pauridia Harv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. ^ Snijman, D.A. (2014), "A taxonomic revision of the genus Pauridia (Hypoxidaceae) in southern Africa", Phytotaxa, 182: 1–114, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.182.1.1
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