Native to 95 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga
-25.795278, 31.085278
Location Remarks
Southeast of Barberton on highway R40 toward Swaziland. Saddleback Pass in Moodie Mountains.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Shrub 2 m, spreading over an area 6-7 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Gymnosporia
Authorship
(Wight & Arn.) Hook.f.