Velloziaceae
Xerophyta

Xerophyta viscosa Baker

First published in J. Bot. 13: 235 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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: 235 (1875).
  • Coetzee in Dinteria 0: 26 (1974).
  • Smith & Ayensu in Kew Bull. 29: 202 (1974).
  • Sölch in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afrika, fam.152: 2 (1969).

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Sutherland, P.C. [s.n.] South Africa K000895018 Holotype Yes
Nanyeni, L.; Davidson, C. [LN1245] Namibia K003637019 Yes
Nkadimeng, F.; Gumede, S.; Masia, N.; Koopa, K. [8582] South Africa K009001271 No
Symons, R.E. [272] South Africa K003637027 Yes
Pope, G. [948] Zimbabwe K003636722 Yes
Wood, J.M. [3439] South Africa K000895019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, T. [326] Mozambique K000613762 Yes
Harris, T. [225] Mozambique K000613300 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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