Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Raphionacme procumbens Schltr. |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 300-1700m |
Description | stems softly lanate-pubescent, leaves coriaceous, petiolate, narrowly oblong, acute, long adpressed hirsute, cymes subspherical, densely many flowered, pendent |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale green |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C |
Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Mozambique , Zimbabwe ) Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APOCYNACEAE
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