Velloziaceae
Xerophyta squarrosa Baker
Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)
Geographic distribution (?)
Confirmed occurrences (?): Angola, Namibia
Ecology
Found in the biomes (?): TS, MG
Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Aw, BSk, BSh, BWk
Distribution across environmental gradients (?):
BIO1 (annual mean temperature)
BIO4 (temperature seasonality)
BIO12 (annual precipitation)
BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)
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 (?): Namibia
References
Gaff, DF. 1977. Desiccation tolerant vascular plants of southern Africa. Oecologia. 31(1):95–109. doi.org/10.1007/BF00348713.
