Author: | Robert
Sweet, 1826 |
Family: |
PORTULACACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
15
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings/Leaf |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Anacampseros nebrownii, Poelln.
Anacampseros angustifolia, Sweet
Ruelingia angustifolia, Haw.
Ruelingia lanceolata, Haw. |
This member of the
Portulacaceae
family was given this name by Robert Sweet in 1826. It is found in
southern South Africa, growing in a well drained grit with little water and
lots of sun. The thicken stem can grow to five centimetres in
diameter, the whole plant up to fifteen centimetres high. The
flowers are pink.
The species name from the Greek word anakamptein,
meaning 'to bend backwards' or 'restore', and Greek; eros;
'love'. The species name means 'wide spear'. |