| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Carpacoce burchellii Puff |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 300-1100m |
| Description | leaves deccusate, linear, ericoid, glabrous or on margins scabrous, at base dilated, flowers of 1-4, axillary, sessile calyx and corolla 5-merous, tube 1-2mm, corolla lobes 5mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | greenish, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°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 | RUBIACEAE
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