About Saltera sarcocolla (L.) Bullock
Taxonomic Identity
Saltera sarcocolla (basionym Penaea sarcocolla) is a species of shrub, commonly known as Cape fellwort.
Distribution Range
This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where its distribution ranges along the coast up to Cape Agulhas, and extends inland to Franschhoek, the Hottentots Holland Mountains, Villiersdorp, and Genadendal.
Etymology
Its specific epithet sarcocolla comes from its supposed resemblance to sarcocolla, the Asian source of Persian gum.
