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Small Black-stick Lily Bobbejaanstert

(Xerophyta viscosa)

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Description

Xerophyta viscosa is a species of flowering plant. This was first described by John Gilbert Baker. Xerophyta viscosa belongs to the genus Xerophyta, and family Velloziaceae. Xerophyta is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae named 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Pandanales
Family:Velloziaceae
Genus:Xerophyta
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