Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia grandistipula (Buchinger ex Hochst.) K.Schum. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. [H.G.A.Engler] 5: 63 (1900) |
Native Range | s. Mozambique to Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 5-1800m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, oblong, obtuse, dentate, sparsely long softly hirsute, membranous, stipules foliate, palmatipinnate, peduncles 2-flowered, calyx ventricose |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hermannia decumbens Drége ex C.Presl Hermannia tripartita C.Presl Mahernia grandistipula Buchinger ex Hoscht. |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |