Distribution Map

Cienfuegosia hildebrandtii

                   


Malvaceae Malvoideae Gossypieae 

As at April 2024, 9 herbarium specimens, 7 photo records, 3 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Cienfuegosia hildebrandtii - Stiffly erect. Hairless or very thinly hairy. Leaf stalk c 1,5 cm long, blade broadly wedge-shaped at base, end fan-like with small pointed teeth ending radiating veins, up to 5 cm long and wide. Flowers short-stalked in cluster at end of shoot; epicalyx c 5 mm long; calyx ridged, c 1 cm long; petals yellow with minute dark dots, c 3,5 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.