| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Otiophora calycophylla (Sond.) Schltr. & K.Schum. |
| Synonyms | Anthospermum calycophyllum Sond. |
| Otiophora hebe Verdc. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 400-1800m |
| Description | leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, coriaceous, acute, flowers in short, terminal spike |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
calycophylla verdcourtii Puff, J. S. African Bot. 47(2): 315 (1981)
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