Asclepias gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr.


Family	APOCYNACEAE
Genus species	Asclepias gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae
Synonyms	Lagarinthus gibbus E.Mey.
	Gomphocarpus gibbus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.
Habitat	thickets and steppes
Altitude	20-2500m
Description	at base ramose, leaves shortly petiolate, linear, acute, at base truncate, glabrous, umbels solitary, terminal, pedicellate, 3-6-flowered, bracts subulate
Size	15-45cm
Color	pinkish white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
Territory	Africa Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	APOCYNACEAE Asclepias gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21(5, Beibl.54): 7 (1896) Basionym: Lagarinthus gibbus E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 204 (1838) Synonyms: Gomphocarpus gibbus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. 20-2500m ============================================================================= gibba typica ined. Synonyms: Asclepias oxytropis (Turcz.) Schltr. Gomphocarpus oxytropis Turcz. South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland 27 CPP LES NAT OFS SWZ TVL gibba media N.E.Br., Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 4(1): 684 (1908) Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland 27 BOT LES NAT OFS SWZ TVL