Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia macrocarpa Lehm. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 26 (1835) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 600-2400m |
Description | branchlets scabrous, leaves fasciculate, rigid, linear, very unciform, acute-mucronate, on margins scabrous, glabrous, flowers sessile, sepals broadly elliptic, ciliate |
Size | 40-90cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Heisteria macrocarpa Kuntze Muraltia hamata E.Mey. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |