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Umtiza listeriana
Also called Omtisa
Umtiza listeriana is a small tree in the legume family, the only species in its genus, native to a narrow coastal strip of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is rarely grown outside its native range and is best treated as a subtropical, frost-sensitive tree in a sunny, well-drained site.
Umtiza is a monotypic genus in the legume family Fabaceae containing the single species Umtiza listeriana. This tree is endemic to a small coastal portion of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Umtiza listeriana is found from East London to Kentani and King William's Town, with an EOO of 2,626 km2 (1,014 sq mi) at 6 known locations.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Umtiza by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
