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Chaenostoma calycinum Benth.  
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesChaenostoma calycinum Benth. 
BibliographyCompan. Bot. Mag. 1: 374 (1836)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-2000m
Descriptionsubglabrous, leaves opposite, sublinear, obtuse, sessile, dentate, 1-3cm, flowers numerous in terminal compact raceme, calyx lobes linear-subulate, corolla broadly infundibuliform
Size10-35cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSutera calycina (Benth.) Kuntze
Sutera calycina var. laxiflora Hiern
Sutera polysepala Hiern
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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