Xerophyta viscosa Baker belongs to the Velloziaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

March 18, 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

viscosa

Authorship

Baker

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

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

#166,034 of 335,497

Top 50%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →