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Synonyms: |
Vellozia humilis Baker Vellozia minuta Baker |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Low-growing perennial, less than 15 cm tall, growing from a horizontal rhizome, up to 7 cm long, sometimes mat-forming. Leaves in a basal tuft, stiff-leathery, linear-lanceolate up to c. 15 cm long, hairless; margin and keel with minute teeth. Flowers 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter, white, pale yellow, mauve, pink or blue with dark purple glands on the outside of the perianth lobes, solitary or 2 together on 1-several purplish, glandular stalks up to 13 cm long. |
Notes: | This is our smallest species by far of Xerophyta. |
Derivation of specific name: | humilis: low-growing or dwarf |
Habitat: | In shallow soils in Mopane, Acacia or miombo woodland and grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1615 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Sudan, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and North-West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 6 January 2018 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 44. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 80 - 81. (Includes a picture). Gonçalves, A.E. (2009). Velloziaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 162 - 163. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 61. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 332. (Includes a picture). Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 23. as Vellozia humilis Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 112. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 138. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 113. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 148. |
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