Native records: 20 botanical areas
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, 17 more areas
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A succulent subshrub of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini and elsewhere.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Burundi
Cameroon
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mozambique
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda
Yemen
Zimbabwe
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
The same climate occurs in 260 areas worldwide, 240 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Burundi · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Cameroon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Equatorial Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Madagascar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Malawi · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Rwanda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Somalia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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South Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Sao Tome and Principe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Yemen · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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