Velloziaceae
Xerophyta

Xerophyta suaveolens (Greves) N.L.Menezes

First published in Ci. & Cult. 23: 422 (1971)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Limpopo. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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. (1975). Velloziaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-9.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • N.L. Menezes in Cienc. & Cult. 23: 422 (1971).
  • Smith & Ayensu in F.T.E.A., Velloziaceae: 6 (1975).
  • Smith & Ayensu in Kew Bull. 29: 194 (1974);

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.
  • Smith, L.B. & Ayensu, E.S. (1975). Velloziaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-9.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • N. Menezes in Ciência e Cultura 23: 422(1971).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bigwood, S. [9854] Zambia K001553908 Yes
Ward, J.D. [115] Angola K001604376 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bigwood, S. [9888] Zambia K001553907 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8592] Tanzania K003636672 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