Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia saccifera (Turcz.) K.Schum. |
Synonyms | Mahernia saccifera Turcz. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 40-800m |
Description | viscid, leaves shortly petiolate, glabrous, oval or oblong-oval, obtuse, cuneate, serrate-dentate, stipules ovate, acuminate, flowers cucullate, petals broadly oval |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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