Summary
Place of publication:
Bradleya 5:100. 1987
Verified:
03/02/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Conservation Status
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Reference(s)
- Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Eswatini | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Côte D'Ivoire | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mauritania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Sierra Leone | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Equatorial Guinea | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Rwanda | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Reunion | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Seychelles | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Eswatini, South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal]
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Zaire
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Sri Lanka
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=436464.
Accessed 15 December 2025.