Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Macrostylis decipiens E.Mey. ex Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 439 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1500m |
Description | branchlets short, subglabrous, leaves erect, imbricate, linear, obtuse, adaxially convex, glabrous, flowers 6-8 in head, calyx glabrous, lobes ciliolate, petals barbate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
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 | Macrostylis sieberi Turcz. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |