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Xerophyta

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Xerophyta; Juss. (1789)

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Family
  
Xerophyta Xerophyta retinervis Velloziaceae Black Stick Lily

Similar
  
Velloziaceae, Xerophyta retinervis, Barbacenia, Talbotia elegans, Myrothamnus

Xerophyta is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae described as a genus in 1789. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Some species in this genus are poikilochlorophyllous plants. This means that during dry climatic conditions, they lose chlorophyll and cease photosynthesis and transpiration. Thus they are extremely tolerant of desiccation . Hence the name Xerophyta, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xeros, "dry") and φυτά (phutá), plural of φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

Xerophyta Xerophyta Wikiwand
Species
formerly included

moved to other genera: Barbaceniopsis Nanuza Vellozia

Xerophyta Xerophyta viscosa Wikiwand


References

Xerophyta Wikipedia


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