Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Agathosma robusta Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 110 (1835) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. (Swellendam) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves erect, imbricate, linear, adaxially glabrous, abaxially lanate, at apex with spine, flowers in umbel, calyx lanate, lobes obtuse |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Diosma robusta (Eckl. & Zeyh.) D.Dietr. Hartogia robusta (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |