Velloziaceae
Xerophyta

Xerophyta equisetoides Baker

First published in J. Bot. 13: 233 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Behnke, H.-D., Hummel, E., Hillmer, S., Sauer-Gürth, H., Gonzalez, J. & Wink, M. (2013). A revision of African Velloziaceae based on leaf anatomy characters and rbcL nucleotide sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172: 22-94.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Smith, L.B. & Ayensu, E.S. (1974). Classification of Old World Velloziaceae. Kew Bulletin 29: 181-205.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Baker in J. Bot. 13: 233 (1875).
  • Smith & Ayensu in F.T.E.A., Velloziaceae: 3 (1975).
  • Smith & Ayensu in Kew Bull. 29: 190 (1974);
  • Tredgold & Biegel, Rhod. Wild Fl.: 10 (1979).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Behnke, H.-D., Hummel, E., Hillmer, S., Sauer-Gürth, H., Gonzalez, J. & Wink, M. (2013). A revision of African Velloziaceae based on leaf anatomy characters and rbcL nucleotide sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172: 22-94.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Smith, L.B. & Ayensu, E.S. (1974). Classification of Old World Velloziaceae. Kew Bulletin 29: 181-205.
  • Smith, L.B. & Ayensu, E.S. (1975). Velloziaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-9.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Journal of Botany 13: 233 (1875).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1998 Meller, C.J. [233] Malawi K000099699 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1973 Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000255623 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 1972 Chase, N.C. [1866.] Zimbabwe K000099708 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3001] Zambia K:SPC-38346.000 No
Meller, C.J. [234] Malawi K000099700 Type Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [424] Zimbabwe K003636866 Yes
Osborne, J. [JO1413] Mozambique K000569768 Yes
Parmentier; Kisimba [4471] Congo, Republic of the K003636537 Yes
Van der Schijff, H.P. [561] South Africa K003637083 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bigwood, S. [9821] Zambia K001553909 Yes
Schmidt, H.H.; Gereau, R.E.; Mhoro, B.; Kayombo, M.J.; Mwangoka, M.A.; et al. [1184] Tanzania Xerophyta equisetoides var. setosa K003636675 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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