Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Stenostelma capense Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 6 (1894) |
Native Range | Botswana to Namibia and South Africa |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2100m |
Description | stems adpressed pubescent, leaves ascendent, petiolate, linear to oblong-lanceolate, adpressed hirsute, umbels 2-4, lateral and terminal, 3-flowered, corolla turbinate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Schizoglossum aciculare N.E.Br. Schizoglossum capense (Schltr.) H. Huber |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |