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Raphionacme procumbens Schltr.  
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FamilyAPOCYNACEAE
Genus speciesRaphionacme procumbens Schltr. 
BibliographyBeibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 11 (1895)
Native RangeZimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal
Primary BiomeSeasonally Dry Tropical
Habitatdry, stony grassland
Altitude300-1700m
Descriptionstems softly lanate-pubescent, leaves coriaceous, petiolate, narrowly oblong, acute, long adpressed hirsute, cymes subspherical, densely many flowered, pendent
Size5-20cm
Colorpale green
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division of resting tubers
Territory2 Africa
     26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique, ZIM Zimbabwe)
     27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces)
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