Asparagaceae
Veltheimia

Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 411 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Cape Prov. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002920291 Yes
Cooper, T. [320] South Africa K000257379 Type Yes
MacOwan, P. [1831] South Africa K002920284 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002920286 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002920292 Yes
Mason, M.H. [s.n.] K002920282 Yes
Tracey [s.n.] K002920290 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1389] South Africa K002920283 Yes
Tyson, W. [s.n.] South Africa K002920278 Yes
Van Dam, G. [18866] South Africa K002920276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002920293 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [16142] South Africa K002920281 Yes
Van Dam, G. [TM18866] South Africa K002920277 Yes
Tracey [s.n.] K002920289 Yes
[R. Vendoorm] [1] South Africa K002920280 Yes
Tracey [s.n.] K002920288 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002920279 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002920285 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002920294 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 Living Collection Database

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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images