Distribution Map

Hesperantha coccinea

                   
                   
           
(Schizostylis coccinea)

Iridaceae Crocoideae Croceae 

As at April 2024, 18 herbarium specimens, 7 photo records

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Schizostylis coccinea - Rhizomes. Leaves few, basal, up to 40 cm long x 1 cm or less wide, green, midrib distinct. Flowering axis with few leaf like bracts, up to 70 cm long, with up to c ten flowers, well-spaced, each with two green bracts. Perianth tube up to 3 cm long, widening suddenly; segments oval, about equal, c 3,5 cm long x 1,5 cm wide, scarlet. Filaments c 1,5 cm long, very slender, attached to long narrow anthers near their base. Style branching at mouth of perianth, branches very slender, tips pointed, often curled, c 3 cm long.

* 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.