Monkeys Tails
Xerophyta
Xerophyta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Velloziaceae. It was named in 1789 by de Jussieu. 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”).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Monkeys Tail
speciesXerophyta retinervis
Small Monkeytail
speciesXerophyta viscosa
Xerophyta elegans
speciesXerophyta elegans
Malawi Monkeytail
speciesXerophyta splendens
Xerophyta humilis
speciesXerophyta humilis
Xerophyta adendorffii
speciesXerophyta adendorffii
Xerophyta schlechteri
speciesXerophyta schlechteri
Hairy Fibre-Stem
speciesXerophyta villosa
Xerophyta pauciramosa
speciesXerophyta pauciramosa
Xerophyta rehmannii
speciesXerophyta rehmannii
Xerophyta purpurascens
speciesXerophyta purpurascens
Xerophyta vallispongolana
speciesXerophyta vallispongolana
Xerophyta suaveolens
speciesXerophyta suaveolens
Xerophyta dasylirioides
speciesXerophyta dasylirioides
Xerophyta hereroensis
speciesXerophyta hereroensis
Xerophyta eglandulosa
speciesXerophyta eglandulosa
Xerophyta andringitrensis
speciesXerophyta andringitrensis
Xerophyta tulearensis
speciesXerophyta tulearensis
Xerophyta equisetoides
speciesXerophyta equisetoides
Xerophyta sessiliflora
speciesXerophyta sessiliflora
Xerophyta concolor
speciesXerophyta concolor
Xerophyta pinifolia
speciesXerophyta pinifolia
Xerophyta burrowsiorum
speciesXerophyta burrowsiorum
Xerophyta capillaris
speciesXerophyta capillaris
Xerophyta setosa
speciesXerophyta setosa
Xerophyta longicaulis
speciesXerophyta longicaulis
Xerophyta seinei
speciesXerophyta seinei
Xerophyta schatzii
speciesXerophyta schatzii
Xerophyta trichophylla
speciesXerophyta trichophylla
Xerophyta junodii
speciesXerophyta junodii
Xerophyta argentea
speciesXerophyta argentea
Xerophyta eylesii
speciesXerophyta eylesii
Xerophyta simulans
speciesXerophyta simulans
Xerophyta spekei
speciesXerophyta spekei
Xerophyta brevifolia
speciesXerophyta brevifolia
Xerophyta connata
speciesXerophyta connata
Xerophyta hirtiflora
speciesXerophyta hirtiflora
Xerophyta pseudopinifolia
speciesXerophyta pseudopinifolia
Xerophyta squarrosa
speciesXerophyta squarrosa
Xerophyta arabica
speciesXerophyta arabica
Xerophyta acuminata
speciesXerophyta acuminata
Xerophyta cauliflora
speciesXerophyta cauliflora
Xerophyta demeesmaekeriana
speciesXerophyta demeesmaekeriana
Xerophyta kirkii
speciesXerophyta kirkii
Xerophyta monroi
speciesXerophyta monroi
Xerophyta nutans
speciesXerophyta nutans
Xerophyta rippsteinii
speciesXerophyta rippsteinii
Xerophyta scabrida
speciesXerophyta scabrida
Xerophyta schnizleinia
speciesXerophyta schnizleinia
Xerophyta stenophylla
speciesXerophyta stenophylla
Xerophyta tanzaniana
speciesXerophyta tanzaniana
Xerophyta velutina
speciesXerophyta velutina
Xerophyta zimbabwensis
speciesXerophyta zimbabwensis
Xerophyta glabra
speciesXerophyta glabra
Xerophyta glutinosa
speciesXerophyta glutinosa
Xerophyta naegelsbachii
speciesXerophyta naegelsbachii
Xerophyta rosea
speciesXerophyta rosea
Xerophyta wentzeliana
speciesXerophyta wentzeliana
Xerophyta pectinata
speciesXerophyta pectinata
Xerophyta goetzei
speciesXerophyta goetzei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 424603.