Velloziaceae
Xerophyta

Xerophyta humilis (Baker) T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 271 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to Namibia. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Zambia, 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.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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

  • Coetzee in Dinteria 0: 26 (1974).
  • Smith & Ayensu in F.T.E.A., Velloziaceae: 2 (1975) as note.
  • Smith & Ayensu in Kew Bull. 29: 203 (1974);
  • Sölch in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afrika, fam.152: 2 (1969).
  • T. Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 271 (1894).
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Smith, L.B. & Ayensu, E.S. (1974). Classification of Old World Velloziaceae. Kew Bulletin 29: 181-205.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Burke, J. [122] South Africa K000895020 Type Yes
Torre, A.R. [7033] Mozambique K003636678 Yes
Lye, K.A. [24502] Zimbabwe K003636679 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5495] Zambia K003636680 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10732] Namibia K003637008 Yes
Seydel, R. [4130] Namibia K003637003 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jefford, T.G. [4537] Ethiopia K003636586 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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