Balanites angolensis subsp. welwitschii (Tiegh.) Sands
First published in Kew Bull. 56: 89 (2001)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is SW. Angola to NW. Namibia, N. Botswana. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Namibia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Agiella welwitschii Tiegh. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 4: 248 (1906)
- Balanites welwitschii (Tiegh.) Exell & Mendonça in L.W.Carrisso, Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 283 (1951)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1988 | Welwitsch [1706], Angola | K000199557 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0