| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Hermannia coccocarpa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze |
| Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 25 (1898) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 600-2600m |
| Description | glandular-pubescent, leaves petiolate, oblong or linear, incised or pinnatifid, segments obtuse, entire, peduncles filiform, calyx lobes subulate, petals obovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple, whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Mahernia coccocarpa Eckl. & Zeyh. Mahernia psilodes Gand. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |