| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Gnidia fraterna (N.E.Br.) E.Phillips |
| Bibliography | J. S. African Bot. 10: 63 (1944) |
| Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 1200-1700m |
| Description | branchlets slender, appresed hirsute, leaves opposite, subsessile, narrowly lanceolate, flat, glabrous, spike laxly 6-10-flowered, calyx hirsute, corolla tube very thin |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arthrosolen fraternus N.E.Br. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |