| Family | APOCYNACEAE |
| Genus species | Raphionacme galpinii Schltr. |
| Synonyms | Raphionacme elata N.E.Br. |
| Raphionacme macrorrhiza Schltr. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 10-2100m |
| Description | tuber to 18cm, leaves 3-7pairs, shortly petiolate, linear-lanceolate, conspicuosly softly pubescent, cymes very dense, subspherical, many flowered, corolla pubescent |
| Size | 8-35cm |
| Color | pale green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | APOCYNACEAE
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