| Family | APOCYNACEAE |
| Genus species | Raphionacme hirsuta (E.Mey.) R.A.Dyer |
| Synonyms | Brachystelma hirsutum E.Mey. |
| Raphionacme divaricata Harv. | |
| Raphionacme purpurea Harv. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 5-2200m |
| Description | shortly adpressed pubescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic to orbiculate, acute, cymes laterally on nodes, 5-many flowered, subsessile, corolla campanulate |
| Size | 2-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | APOCYNACEAE
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