Author: |
Friedrich R.R. Schlechter, 1895 |
Family: |
ASCLEPIADACEAE* |
Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Namibia, N South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Sand |
Water:
|
Minimum -
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
20-30 Centimetres |
Height: |
10-20 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pale Green / Purple |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Not
R.
burkei, N.E.Br, nor
R. dinteri
Schltr. as I see it.
Brachystelma viridiflorum, Turrill? |
This member of the
Asclepiadaceae* family was given this name by Friedrich
Richard Rudolf Schlechter in 1895. It is found in Angola,
Botswana, Namibia, northern South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe,
growing in a sandy soil with little to some water and lots of sun.
The caudex can grow to 20 or even 30 centimetres in diameter. It can
be real flat and is buried in the wild. The entire plant from ten to 20 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are pale green and purple.
The genera name from Greek
rhaphis; 'beet-root' and akme; 'sharpness' possibly
referring to the taste of the roots - haven't tried yet. The species
name from velvety or velutinous,
covered in dense soft short hairs.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. |