Velloziaceae

Xerophyta schnizleinia (L.B. Sm. & Ayensu) Baker

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda

Ecology

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

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): BSh, Aw, Cwa, BWh, Cwb

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 (?): Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Uganda

References

Owoseye, JA & Sanford, WW. 1972. An Ecological Study of Vellozia Schnitzleinia, a Drought-Enduring Plant of Northern Nigeria. Journal of Ecology. 60(3):807–817.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67158-1

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

Source IUCN conservation status: x