| Family | APOCYNACEAE |
| Genus species | Asclepias gibba (E.Mey.) Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
| Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54: 7 (1896) |
| Native Range | Southern Afica |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 20-2500m |
| Description | at base ramose, leaves shortly petiolate, linear, acute, at base truncate, glabrous, umbels solitary, terminal, pedicellate, 3-6-flowered, bracts subulate |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | pinkish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
| Synonyms | Asclepias oxytropis (Turcz.) Schltr. Gomphocarpus gibbus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. Gomphocarpus oxytropis Turcz. Lagarinthus gibbus E.Mey. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |