Distribution Map

Orbea paradoxa

           
tililo lomncane
(Orbeanthus paradoxa)
(Stultitia paradoxa)

Apocynaceae Asclepiadoideae Ceropegieae Stapeliinae

Eswatini Red List status (2002): LR nt

As at April 2024, 4 herbarium specimens, 6 photo records, 1 visual observation

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
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Stultitia paradoxa - Dwarf succulent; stems with prominent ridges which bear long forward-directed points tipped with vestigial leaves. Flowers few, borne near stem base. Sepals pointed; corolla c 1,5 cm diam, cream-coloured, with purple-brown stripes and spots in hollow and rim, tube bowl-shaped, lobes pointed, with club-shaped trembling hairs. Corona double; outer saucer-shaped, five-lobed, inner of five narrow lobes usually with long appendage.

* 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.