Vahlia dichotoma

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Vahliaceae
Genus: Vahlia
Species: Vahlia dichotoma

Name

Vahlia dichotoma Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 227 (1891)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Heuchera dichotoma Murray, Novi Comment. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 3: 64 (1772)
• Homotypic
  • Bistella dichotoma (Murray) Bullock, Acta Bot. Neerl. 15: 85 (1966)
• Heterotypic
  • Oldenlandia pentandra Retz., Observ. Bot. 4: 22 (1786)
  • Hedyotis pentandra (Retz.) Forsyth f., Bot. Nomencl.: 87 (1794)
  • Oldenlandia dichotoma Spreng., Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 36 (1815)
  • Vahlia oldenlandiae DC., Prodr. 4: 54 (1830), nom. superfl.
  • Vahlia silenoides A.DC. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 54 (1830)
  • Vahlia tomentosa A.DC. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 54 (1830)
  • Vahlia oldenlandioides Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 89 (1832)
  • Cyrilla indica K.D.Koenig ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 364 (1834)
  • Cyrilla oldenlandoides K.D.Koenig ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 354 (1834), pro syn.
  • Russelia oldenlandioides (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 449 (1834)
  • Vahlia cordofana Hochst., Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 43 (1841), nom. nud.
  • Vahlia pentandra (Retz.) C.E.C.Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 56 (1932)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya. Macaronesia Canary Is. West Tropical Africa Burkina, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic. Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. Asia Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, India, Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition