Family | PENAEACEAE |
Genus species | Penaea rupestris (Sond.) Byng & Christenh. |
Bibliography | Global. Fl. 4: 133 (2018) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 30-50m |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves imbricate, erect or patent, sessile, obovate, obtuse, flowers 2-4 in terminal raceme, each flower in axil of bract, perianth 10mm long |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | pink-red |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Brachysiphon rupestris Sond., Linnaea 23: 101 (1850) Sarcocolla rupestris Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |