Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia propinqua (Hilliard) B.Peterson |
Synonyms | Basutica propinqua Hilliard |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3200m |
Description | leaves to 1cm, glabrous, flowers axillary, calyx tube short, 5mm, petals wider than longer, obtuse |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | whitish, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
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