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Accession Data:

Xerophyta elegans (Balf.) Baker

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Velloziaceae Endl.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa - Drakensberg, Kwazulu Natal

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800016
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Accession Date: 04-21-2008
  • Bench: 2114 - MED:Fynbos F
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-03-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Pandanales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Velloziaceae
  • SubFamily: Vellozioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Poikilohydric
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: KwaZulu-Natal / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.

data regenerated on Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:21:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Velloziaceae

Subfamily Vellozioideae

  • Barbacenia purpurea
  • Xerophyta elegans
  • Xerophyta retinervis
  • Xerophyta viscosa
W/C = Wild Collected
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