| Family | APOCYNACEAE |
| Genus species | Asclepias meliodora (Schltr.) Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. 34: 455 (1896) |
| Native Range | s. Mozambique to Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 150-2150m |
| Description | stems lanate-pubescent, leaves 5-7 pairs, petiolate, lanceolate, acute, cordate, sparsely pubescent, ciliate, umbels 2-3, 7-15-flowered, pedicels scabrously pubescent |
| Size | 3-12cm |
| Color | whitish, bluish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
| Synonyms | Asclepias meliodora var. brevicoronata N.E.Br. Gomphocarpus meliodorus Schltr. Schizoglossum theileri S.Moore |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique) 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |