Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Jamesbrittenia incisa (Thunb.) Hilliard |
Bibliography | Edinburgh J. Bot. 49: 230 (1992) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1600m |
Description | leaves opposite, obovate, obtuse, incised dentate or crenate, tomentose, petiolate, flowers few in lax raceme, calyx glandular pubescent, lobes linear, obtuse |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late spring, 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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chaenostoma stenopetalum Diels Erinus incisus Thunb. Lyperia incisa (Thunb.) Benth. Sutera esculenta Bond Sutera incisa (Thunb.) Hiern Sutera stenopetala (Diels) Hiern |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |