| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Gnidia fraterna (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips |
| Synonyms | Arthrosolen fraternus N.E.Br. |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1200-1700m |
| Description | branchlets slender, appresed hirsute, leaves opposite, subsessile, narrowly lanceolate, flat, glabrous, spike laxly 6-10-flowered, calyx hirsute, corolla tube very thin |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible 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 | THYMELAEACEAE
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