BRACHYSTELMA FILIFOLIUM
Author:
R. Peckover, 1996
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bruyns. (2017). In: S. African J. Bot. 112: 433.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
8 Centimetres
Height:
30-50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Ceropegia filifolia, Bruyns 2017.
Macropetalum filifolium, Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter, 1905.
Tenaris filifolia, N. E. Brown, 1905
This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was given this name by R. Peckover in 1996. It is found in Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with little to some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to eight centimetres in diameter, the slim stem up to 50 centimetres.
The genera name from Greek; brachys meaning 'short', and stelma means 'crown, garland, wreath'; alluding to the short staminal corona of some species. The species name referring to the flowers: Bearing threads. *)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae.
Flower
Crème Coloured - Brown
Soil
Mix
Water
Minimum - Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
