Vahlia capensis

Taxonavigation

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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 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

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

Synonyms

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

Distribution

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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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