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Xerophyta

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elegans

Taxon

Xerophyta elegans (Balf.) Baker

Protologue J. Bot. 13: 234. 1875BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 205.jpg

Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 205.jpg

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 202.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 203.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 206.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 216.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 217.jpg

Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 217.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 204.jpg

Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 204.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 209.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 213.jpg

Talbotia (Vellozia) elegans--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne Garden. 19 Mch 05. 213.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

No collection number

March 19, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga (Whyte Thorne Private Garden)

0.579167, 9.332778

Location Remarks

Ca. 23 km E of Nelspruit, Karino Region, then S to Whyte Thorne Private Garden of Douglas McMurtry and Shane Burns.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Velloziaceae

Genus

Xerophyta

Specific Epithet

elegans

Authorship

(Balf.) Baker

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#152,551 of 335,497

Top 46%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Talbotia elegans Balf.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy