Helixanthera schizocalyx T.Harris, I.Darbysh. & Polhill

First published in Kew Bull. 66: 246 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mozambique. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

  • Darbyshire, I. (2009). Taxonomic notes and novelties in the genus Isoglossa (Acanthaceae) from East Africa. Kew Bull. 64: 401 – 427.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  • IUCN (2001). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK.
  • Polhill, R. M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Polhill, R. M. (1982). Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
  • Poriazis, D. I. & Balkwill, K. (2008). Developmental variation in a species of Isoglossa (Acanthaceae: Ruellioideae) over a season. Bothalia 38: 131 – 140.
  • Schrire, B. (in press). Indigofera. In: J. R. Timberlake, Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 3 part 4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee.
  • Strugnell, A. M. (2006). A checklist of the spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Bot. Belg. 34.
  • Timberlake, J. R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Baena, S., Francisco, J., Harris, T. & da Sousa, C. (2007). The Biodiversity and Conservation of Mount Chiperone, Mozambique. Report Produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J. R., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Baena, S., Bento, C., Cook, K., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Smith, P. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Mt Namuli, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation. Report Produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tweedie, E. M. (1965). Periodic flowering of some Acanthaceae on Mt Elgon. J. E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. Natl. Mus. 25: 92 – 94.
  • Vollesen, K. (1991). A revision of the African genus Sclerochiton (Acanthaceae: Acantheae). Kew Bull. 46: 1 – 50.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  • van Steenis, C. G. G. J. (1978). Gregarious flowering in the monocarpic genus Isoglossa (Acanthaceae). Bothalia 12: 553.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (2010). Further ornithological exploration of Namuli and Mabu Mountains (northern Mozambique), and the urgent need to conserve their forests. Bull.  African Bird Club 17: 159-177.
  • Kirkup, D. (1998). Pollination mechanisms in African Loranthaceae. In: Polhill, RE. & Wiens, D. (eds) Mistletoes of Africa, pp. 37-60. RBG Kew.
  • Polhill, R.E. & Wiens, D. (eds) (1998). Mistletoes of Africa. RBG Kew.
  • Spottiswoode, C.N., Patel, I.H., Herrmann, E., Timberlake, J. & Bayliss, J. (2008). Threatened bird species on two little-known mountains (Chiperone and Mabu) in northern Mozambique. Ostrich 79: 1-7.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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 Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0