Spiloxene canaliculata Seeds

Spiloxene is a genus in the Hypoxidaceae family with around 25 species, mostly native to southern Africa. They generally have large flowers. Sixteen of the species are native to the winter rainfall Cape region of South Africa. Many of them favor moist places. Flowers of sun-loving species close at night and don't often open before noon and then on only warm sunny days.

Spiloxene canaliculata is found in seasonally wet flats in heavy soils in the Southwest Cape. It is orange to yellow with a dark purple noniridescent center and when closed you can see the reddish stripes on the back.