Velloziaceae
Talbotia elegans Balf.
Also mentioned in the literature as Xerophyta elegans. (?)
Geographic distribution (?)
Confirmed occurrences (?): KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces
Ecology
Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS, MG
Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cwa, Cfa, Cwb, Cfb
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 (?): None
References
Hallam, ND & Gaff, DF. 1978. Regeneration of chloroplast structure in Talbotia elegans: a desiccation‐tolerant plant. New Phytologist, 81(3): 657-662.
