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Aptosimum procumbens (Lehm.) Burch. ex Steud.  
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FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus speciesAptosimum procumbens (Lehm.) Burch. ex Steud. 
BibliographyNomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 114 (1840)
Native RangeBotswana to South Africa and Lesotho
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude150-2750m
Descriptionstems procumbent, leaves shiny, narrowly spathulate, long petiolate, corolla large, sessile, inside whitish
Size1-3cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsAptosimum depressum (L.f.) Burch. ex Benth.
Aptosimum depressum var. benthamii Harv.
Ohlendorffia procumbens Lehm.
Ruellia depressa L.f.
Russelia depressa Walp.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces)
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