Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Cynanchum orangeanum (Schltr.) N.E.Br. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 745 (1908) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | woody-based, stems subglabrous, leaves 2-5cm, linear-filiform, acute or obtuse, glabrous, umbels subsessile on nodes, 2-4-flowered, corolla lobes koruny 3-4mm, obtuse |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | greenish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
Synonyms | Flanagania orangeana Schltr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |