Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia muraltioides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Levyns |
Bibliography | J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 2: 53 (1954) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | leaves scattered, sessile, linear-acuminate, mucronate, flat, obtuse, 3-nerved, glabrous, rigid, flowers pedicellate, sepals oblong, obtuse |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 beiliana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Muraltia beiliana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. Muraltia sprengelioides Turcz. Polygala beiliana Eckl. & Zeyh. Polygala muraltioides Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |