Distribution Map

Aizoon glinoides

   

Aizoaceae Aizooideae Tetragonioideae 

As at April 2024, 2 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Mlawula

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Aizoon glinoides - Herbaceous, with long tap-root and wide spreading prostrate branches, all parts closely hairy, grey when young. Leaves broad, very variable in size, blades oval, blunt, tapering below to narrow stalk, up to 3 cm long x 2 cm wide. Flowers stalkless, arranged along stem in leaf-axils. Sepals 4—5, persistent, petals absent, stamens numerous in clusters fruit copious with 4—5 chambers and numerous seeds, reddish sepals turning inwards.

* 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.