Distribution Map

Striga gesnerioides

               
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Orobanchaceae  Buchnereae 

As at April 2024, 4 herbarium specimens, 4 photo records

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

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Striga gesnerioides - Erect, dwarfish, branching chiefly from near base, almost hairless, slightly succulent, drying black. Leaves pressed to stem, c 7 mm long x 3 mm wide. Inflorescence slender; bracts and calyx lobes long-pointed. Calyx c 8 mm long; corolla magenta, tube protruding shortly, bent at right angle at top, lobes c 8 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.