| Family | APOCYNACEAE |
| Genus species | Parapodium simile N.E.Br. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-1300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, oblong to lanceolate, acute, on base rounded, glabrous, umbels lateraly on nodes, pedunculate, 8-9-flowered, sepals lanceolate, corolla campanulate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple-brown |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (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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