Velloziaceae

Xerophyta spekei Baker

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS, FS, MG

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Aw, BSh, Cfb

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): DR Congo, Ethiopia, Zambia

References

Péli, ER & Nagy-Déri, H. 2018. Different morpho-anatomical strategies against desiccation in five species of Xerophyta genus in relation to their ecophysiological aspects. South African Journal of Botany. 118:232–240. doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.07.030.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67162-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.e8sbpb

Source IUCN conservation status: x