Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Macrostylis tenuis E.Mey. ex Sond. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 1: 440 (1860) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1800m |
Description | branchlets puberulent, leaves sessile, appresed, ovate, obtuse, glabrous, hyaline margin scabrously ciliate, flowers sessile, 6-10, in head, calyx lobes obtuse, ciliate |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 ovata Sond. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |