A significant westerly extension of the natural distribution range of Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae) in the Overberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa

2019/05/01 by Steven Molteno, Gideon F. Smith · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Fern and Epiphyte Biology

paper · doi:10.25223/brad.n37.2019.a18

openalex publication_date 2019/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

The natural distribution range of Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno (Asphodelaceae: Alooideae), and by implication of the genus Tulista Raf., is extended in a westerly direction to Botrivier in the Overberg in South Africa's Western Cape Province. We also raise the challenges of inferring the original natural distribution range of Tulista species in regions with very little remaining natural vegetation.

Citations

• A new combination in Tulista, T. minor (Alooideae, Asphodelaceae)

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• Tulista minor [wikipedia]

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