Aloes and Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea

126 ASPHODELACEAE
Fig. 68. Trachyandra saltii, from cultivation in Addis Ababa, original
material obtained from Sidamo floristic region.
Habitat and
distribution
This species is found in Acacia­Com mi pho ra­Terminalia
woodland, bushland, in grassland with scattered trees,
on rocky outcrops, or in disturbed Juniperus pro cera
woodland. it grows on eroded sandy soils, red loamy
soil, or black cotton soil, between 1250 and 2100 m. It
occurs in the Si damo, Bale, and Harerge floristic regions,
and it is otherwise widespread from Cape in the south
through the eastern parts of Africa, north to Yemen. The
main flowering period in Ethiopia is from March to May,
in the south also with a second period from November
to January.