Corymbium africanum L.


Family	ASTERACEAE
Genus species	Corymbium africanum L. trib. Corymbieae
Habitat	grassland and thickets
Altitude	1000-2000m
Description	leaves linear or filiform, flat or revolute, glabrous, minutely pubescent, scape terete, scabrous, capitula in compact corymb, phyllaries glandular-viscid
Size	10-30cm
Color	rose
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C division in spring; 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	ASTERACEAE Corymbium africanum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 928 (1753) 1000-2000m ============================================================================= africanum typicum ined. w. Cape 27 CPP africanum fourcadei (Hutch.) Weitz., S. African J. Bot. 55(6): 605 (1989) Basionym: Corymbium fourcadei Hutch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932(10): 510 (1932) w. Cape 27 CPP fricanum gramineum Weitz, ibid. Basionym: Corymbium gramineum Burm.f., Fl. Ind. [N.L. Burman] Prodr. Pl. Cap. 29 (1768) Synonyms: Corymbium filiforme L.f. Corymbium glabrum Thunb. Corymbium luteum E.Mey. ex DC. Corymbium scabrum filiforme (L.f.) Thunb. w. Cape 27 CPP africanum scabridum (P.J.Bergius) Weitz., ibid. Basionym: Corymbium scabridum P.J.Bergius, Descr. Pl. Cap. 341 (1767) w. Cape* 27 CPP