Distribution Map

Eucomis montana

       
(Eucomis humilis)
(Eucomis sp.)

Asparagaceae Scilloideae  

As at April 2024, 3 herbarium specimens, 1 photo record, 1 visual observation

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Endemic to Limpopo Mpumalanga Eswatini Escarpment centre of endemism
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Eucomis humilis - Leaves lance- or strap-shaped, up to c 40 cm long )< 7 cm wide, widest about middle, blunt, margin uneven or crisped, midrib well-defined especially lower half, lower surface spotted. Inflorescence much shorter than leaves. Base very slender, widening rapidly to 1 cm or more diam below raceme, spotted. Raceme very dense, up to 7 cm long, up to 4 cm diani, flower-stalks c 5 mm long; perianth c 1 cm long; segments blunt, green, filaments slightly shorter, red-brown, ovary red-brown.

* 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.