| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cruckshanksia palmae Clos |
| Synonyms | Oreopolus palmae (Clos) Ricardi |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, lanate, to 4cm, in pairs, flowers 2-8, 1cm across, with tube 20-23mm long, in terminal rosette of leaf-like bracts |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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