Vahlia capensis

Vahlia capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vahliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Vahliales

Familia: Vahliaceae
Genus: Vahlia
Species: Vahlia capensis
Subspecies & Varietates: V. c. subsp. capensis – V. c. subsp. ellipticifolia – V. c. var. latifolia – V. c. var. linearis – V. c. var. longifolia – V. c. subsp. macrantha – V. c. var. verbasciflora – V. c. subsp. vulgaris

Name

Vahlia capensis Thunb., Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 2: 36 (1782)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Russelia capensis L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 175 (1782)
  • Bistella capensis (L.f.) Bullock, Acta Bot. Neerl. 15: 85 (1966)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Free State, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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