| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Nenax microphylla (Sond.) T.M.Salter |
| Synonyms | Ambraria microphylla Sond. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-2900m |
| Description | branchlets short, glabrous, spinose, leaves sessile, patent, verticillate, ovate, acute, carnose, abaxially carinate, flowers small, axillary, sessile, fruit spherical, red |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Free State) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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