Distribution Map

Trachyandra saltii var. saltii

                   

(Trachyandra saltii)

Asphodelaceae Asphodeloideae  

As at April 2024, 22 herbarium specimens, 3 photo records

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Mlawula Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Trachyandra saltii - Grasslike, up to 50 cm high. Rootstock vertical. Leaves of several lengths, up to 50 cm long, hairless or with mixed long straight and short curly hairs, base tubular, membranous. Inflorescences often two or more on same plant, unbranched, leaning outwards at base, then erect, many-flowered, up to 40 cm long. Flower stalk up to 1,5 cm long. Perianth segments c 1 cm long. Fruit spherical, narrowing to base, c 5 mm diam, hairless; seeds smooth, grey.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.