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Chaenostoma polyanthum Benth.  
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesChaenostoma polyanthum Benth. 
BibliographyCompan. Bot. Mag. 1: 375 (1836)
Native Ranges. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Altitude0-600m
Descriptionleaves opposite, ovate or ovate-oval, obtuse, sessile, subdentate, viscid-pubescent, thick, flowers in terminal raceme, calyx viscid, corolla cylindric-infundibuliform
Size5-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChaenostoma procumbens Benth.
Manulea polyantha (Benth.) Kuntze
Sutera infundibuliform Schinz
Sutera polyantha (Benth.) Kuntze
Sutera procumbens (Benth.) Kuntze
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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