Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Genus species | Monechma foliosum C.B.Clarke |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 800-1000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves 1-2cm, cuneate-elliptic, subsessile, obtuse, at base tapered, flowers few, axillary, scattered, calyx lobes linear, corolla 15-25mm, bilabiate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ACANTHACEAE
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