Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Carpacoce vaginellata T.M.Salter |
Habitat | thickets and heaths |
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 |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
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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