Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Macrostylis barbigera (L..f.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl. |
Bibliography | Beitr. Bot. 1: 195 (1824) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-900m |
Description | glabrous, leaves sessile, opposite, cordate, acute, glaucous, margins glandular-punctate, flowers 6-10 in terminal, shortly pedunculate umbels, petals barbate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, red |
Bloom | 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Diosma barbigera L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 155 (1782) |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |