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Muraltia empetroides Chodat  
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FamilyPOLYGALACEAE
Genus speciesMuraltia empetroides Chodat 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 334 (1912)
Native RangeLesotho, Swaziland and Transvaal
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1200-2000m
Descriptionbranchlets shortly hirsute, leaves narrowly obovate-oblong, mucronate, fasciculate, shortly sparsely hirsute, sepals obovate-cuneate, ciliate, corolla 5mm long
Size10-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
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, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMuraltia azorella Chodat
Muraltia conjuncta Chodat
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces)
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