Distribution Map

Delosperma pachyrhizum

(Delosperma pachyrrhizum)
(Delosperma pachyrhizum var. pubescens)

Aizoaceae Ruschioideae Ruschieae 

As at April 2024, 3 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Restricted distribution, extent of occurrence less than 100 000 km2, area of occupancy less than 100 km2

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Delosperma pachyrhizum - Woody rootstock, from which spread several prostrate stems; axes pale, up to 5 mm diam, much-branched, with short axillary tuft-like branchlets. Hairless throughout. Leaves succulent, up to 4 cm long )< 5 rmn wide, blunt. Flowers at end of branches and ending axillary branchlets, up to 2 cm diam. Petals white.

* 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.