Velloziaceae
Xerophyta

Xerophyta simulans L.B.Sm. & Ayensu

First published in Kew Bull. 29: 189 (1974)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Sudan to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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

  • L.B. Smith & Ayensu in F.T.E.A., Velloziaceae: 6, fig.1 (1975).
  • L.B. Smith & Ayensu in Kew Bull. 29: 189, fig. 1 (1974);

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Lawton, R.M. [315] Zambia K003636735 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Dawe, M.T. [502A] Mozambique K001666706 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [532] Sudan K003636579 Paratype Yes
Thomas [4046] Uganda K000099695 Type Yes
Procter, J. [413] Tanzania K003636611 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [4248] Uganda K000099694 Type Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [4702] Uganda K000099692 Type Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [3349] Uganda K000099690 Paratype Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [3349] Uganda K000099691 Paratype Yes
Thomas, S.A. [3677] Uganda K000099693 Type 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 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