Velloziaceae

Xerophyta suaveolens (Greves) N.L.Menezes

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ecology

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

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

References

Zokov, E, Bondi, L, Richter, AS, Köhler, J & Porembski, S. 2024. Trait combinations determine the ability of desiccation-tolerant plants to tolerate desiccation. Available at SSRN 5263834.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:860775-1

Source occurrence data: https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.qhfnar

Source IUCN conservation status: x