Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia saccifera (Turcz.) K.Schum. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. [H.G.A.Engler] 5: 71 (1900) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 40-800m |
Description | viscid, leaves shortly petiolate, glabrous, oval or oblong-oval, obtuse, cuneate, serrate-dentate, stipules ovate, acuminate, flowers cucullate, petals broadly oval |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Mahernia ovalis Harv. Mahernia saccifera Turcz. Mahernia tomentosa H.L.Wendl. Mahernia vernicata Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |