| Author: |
George Claridge Druce, 1917 | |
Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Namibia, South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
15 Centimetres |
| Height: |
40 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Greyish - Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/(Cuttings) |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Brachystelma sinuatum,
Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer, 1838.
Fockea undulata, N.E. Br.,1895. |
This member of the
Asclepiadaceae* family
was given this name by George Claridge Druce in 1917. It is found in Namibia and
South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to
lots of sun. The caudex can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are greyish-green.
The genera name after Charles
Focke, 1802-1856, a Dutch botanist, collecting especially in
Surinam. The species name means 'bent' or 'curved' for the edges for the
leaves.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. |
