Tecophilaeaceae
Walleria

Walleria mackenziei J.Kirk

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24: 497 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Carter, S. (1966). Tecophilaeaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-7.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Manning, J.c. & Goldblatt, P. (2012). A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42: 21-41.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Carter, S. (1966). Tecophilaeaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-7.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kirk in Trans. Linn. Soc. 24: 497, t. 52 (1864).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 17, 1960 Welw. [1749], Angola K000256017 isotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3112], Zambia 23565.000 No
Waller [s.n.], Malawi K000256015 syntype Yes
Waller [s.n.], Malawi K000256014 syntype Yes
Waller [s.n.], Malawi K000256016 syntype Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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