Distribution Map

Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa

(Polycarpaea corymbosa)

Caryophyllaceae Paronychioideae Polycarpeae 

(exotic - see Alien Plants Database)

As at April 2024, 5 herbarium specimens

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Polycarpaea corymbosa - Erect, up to 30 cm high; stems downy. Leaves in clusters at nodes, up to 2 cm long x 1 mm wide, pointed, almost hairless, with thin membranous basal scales. Flowers very numerous, in much-forked terminal more or less flat-tipped inflorescences. Sepals five, membranous, white, c 6 mm long, tapering to narrow point. Petals five, shorter than sepals. Stamens five. Ovary one-chambered with few ovules. Fruit dry, splitting into three portions.

* 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.