Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Carpacoce vaginellata T.M.Salter |
Bibliography | J. S. African Bot. 3: 113 (1937) |
Native Range | sw. & s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves deccusate, 10-25mm, linear, in outline triangular, margins scabrously hirsute, stipular vagina long, infundibuliform, flowers solitary, sessile, corolla 6-merous |
Size | 12-35cm |
Color | yellow-green, purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |