Scrophulariaceae
Selago

Selago welwitschii Rolfe

First published in J. Bot. 24: 175 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa to Namibia. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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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.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Philcox, D. (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 8(2): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Philcox, D. (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 8(2): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 18, 1950 Holub, E.M. [1090] Botswana K000405546 Lectotype Yes
Oct 18, 1950 Holub, E.M. [1091] Botswana K000405548 Type Yes
Oct 18, 1950 Holub, E.M. [1088] Botswana K000405545 Type Yes
Oct 18, 1950 Holub, E.M. [1089] Botswana K000405547 Type Yes
Oct 18, 1950 Hoepfner, C. [42] Angola K000379916 Lectotype Yes
Welwitsch [4788] Angola K000405549 Type Yes
Barbosa, G. [9640] Angola K001008589 Yes
Baum, H. [893] Angola K001008591 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Moreno, F. [9807] Angola K001008588 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2729] Angola K001008587 Yes
de Menezes, A. [3313] Angola K001008590 Yes
Couto, C. [132] Angola K001008586 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

  • 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 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