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

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

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)

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.