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Plocama brevifolia (Pomel) M.Backlund & Thulin  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesPlocama brevifolia (Pomel) M.Backlund & Thulin 
BibliographyTaxon 56: 519 (2007)
Native RangeAlgeria to Morocco
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionbranchlets sericeous-hirsute, leaves lanceolate, 6-10mm, flowers solitary, axillary and terminal, 15mm, calyx lobes unequal, corolla lobes minutely mucronate
Size10-20cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPutoria brevifolia Coss. & Durieu ex Pomel
Putoria brevifolia var. melillensis Maire & Sennen
Putoria brevifolia var. microphylla (Pomel) Batt.
Putoria brevifolia var. tenella (Pomel) Batt.
Putoria brevifolia var. typica Maire
Putoria microphylla Pomel
Putoria tenella Pomel
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco)
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