Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia burmannii Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. |
Synonyms | Gnidiopsis burmanni (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn.) Tiegh. |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-2200m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves opposite, lanceolate, acute, flat, adpressed sericeous hirsute, flowers terminal, of two, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute, petals 4, minute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | 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 |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
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