Distribution Map

Berula thunbergii

                   

(Berula erecta subsp. thunbergii)
(Sium thunbergii)

Apiaceae Apioideae Oenantheae 

As at April 2024, 3 herbarium specimens, 5 photo records

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

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Sium thunbergii - Slender-stemmed, branching towards top, branches end­ing in inflorescences; hairless throughout. Stem ribbed. Leaves rather delicate, stalk up to 3 cm long, with up to six pairs of leaflets which stand out at right angles to axis, up to 2 cm long x 6 mm wide, with few triangular teeth. Umbels up to 6 cm diam with up to ten very slender rays; partial umbels with c 15 white flowers on stalks up to 3 mm 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.