Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia crassifolia Harv. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 112 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves alternate, thick and rigid, oblong-lanceolate, mucronate, flat, flowers pedicellate, sepals elliptic-oblong, obtuse, petals linear-spathulate, obtuse |
Size | 8-16cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heisteria crassifolia Kuntze Polygala polyphylla Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |