Volkiella disticha Merxm. & Czech

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Volkiella disticha

Namwala
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham

Volkiella disticha

Namwala
Record: EA Robinson
Apr 1963
Photocopy: Mike Bingham

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Status: Native
Description:
Dwarf perennial
Type location:
Namibia
Notes: Apart from the single record in Zambia, there are records from two localities on the N border of Namibia.
Red data list status:Few records, limited distribution: vulnerable VU
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Floodplain grassland
Altitude range: (metres) 990 - 1100 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:
National distribution: S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): S
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Endemic status:
Red data list status: Vulnerable
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Images last updated: Friday 16 June 2017
Literature:

Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Namibia Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 67.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Volkiella disticha
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Volkiella disticha
JSTOR Plant Science: Volkiella disticha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Volkiella disticha
Plants of the World Online: Volkiella disticha
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Wikipedia: Volkiella disticha


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Volkiella disticha.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=224430, retrieved 6 April 2025

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