Xerophyta Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl.: 50 (1789)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Juss., Gen. Pl.: 50 (1789).
  • Smith & Ayensu in Kew Bull. 29: 184 (1974).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in J.B. 13: 231 (1875)
  • Gen.: 50 (1789)
  • L.B. Smith & Ayensu in K.B. 29: 184 (1974)
  • Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 372 (1792)
  • Perrier in Fl. Madag. 42, Velloz.: 2 (1950)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[FHl. 35934] Nigeria K:SPC-32859.000 No
Randriatsivery, M.F.; et al [354] Madagascar K001635375 Yes
Olorumfemi, J. [24356] Nigeria K:SPC-17186.000 No
Rakotoarinivo, M.; Ralimanana, H.; Rajaonarison, R. [RMJ 404] Madagascar K000952546 Yes
Harris, T. [417] Mozambique K000613853 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5276] Mozambique K000614005 Yes
Dupuy, D.; et al. [MB 169] Madagascar K:SPC-63571.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [22093] Nigeria K:SPC-15652.000 No
Timberlake, J. [5251] Mozambique K000613980 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0