Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Aspidoglossum fasciculare E.Mey. trib. Stapeliae |
Bibliography | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 200 (1838) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 700-1500m |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves 5-7 pairs, 2-5cm, subsessile, linear, obtuse or acute, at base rounded, pubescent, umbels laterally on nodes, 2-6-flowered, corolla lobes acute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | greenish, purple-brown |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Schizoglossum ciliatum Schltr. Schizoglossum fasciculare (E.Mey.) Schltr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |