| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Chaenostoma polelense (Hiern) Kornhall |
| Bibliography | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147: 385 (2005) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 1500-2300m |
| Description | leaves opposite, broadly ovate to cordate, obtuse, at base truncate, membranous, incised-dentate, subsessile, flowers 10-15mm long, axillary and in raceme |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | white and orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chaenostoma fraternum Thell. Chaenostoma polelense ssp. fraternum (Hilliard) Kornhall Sutera fraterna Hiern Sutera polelensis Hiern Sutera polelensis ssp. fraterna Hilliard |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |