Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Psoralea rotundifolia L.f. trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 328 (1782) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflet single, oval, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, mucronate, reticulate, black punctate, flowers numerous in bracteate spike |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotodes rotundifolium (L.f.) Kuntze Otholobium rotundifolium (L.f.) C.H.Stirt |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |