Distribution Map

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

                   

Resurrection Plant
Vuka
Vuka wemadvwala
vukawemadvwala
(Myrothamnus flabellifolia)

Myrothamnaceae   

As at April 2024, 15 herbarium specimens, 11 photo records, 15 visual observations

South African Red List status: DDT
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Mlawula Mantenga Malolotja
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Myrothamnus flabellifolia - (Resurrection Plant) Small erect much­branched rigid aromatic shrub. Leaves in opposite pairs, c 14 mm long x 8 mm wide at broad wavy-edged tip, tapering to narrow base, folding fan-wise. Flowers inconspicuous, in erect terminal spikes, male and female on different plants; stamens c five, filaments joined at base, anthers large; ovary three-chambered, ovules numerous; seeds very small. In dry weather whole plant withers, leaves folding, quickly reviving after rain.

* 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.