BRACHYSTELMA FOETIDUM
Author:
Friedrich R. Rudolf Schlechter, 1895
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bruyns. (2018). In: S. African J. Bot. 116: 141.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
6-15 Centimetres
Height:
15 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Ceropegia rehmannii, Bruyns, 2018.
Brachystelma rehmannii, Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter, 1896.
Could have been: Ceropegia foetidissima, Bruyns, 2017, if not: nom. illeg.
This member of the Asclepiadaceae family was given this name by Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter in 1895. It is found in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow up to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the annual branches reaches ten to fifteen centimetres and the flowers are dark brown into almost black.
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 foetidum meaning bad-smelling: Intense sent of manure!
Flower
Dark Brown - Blackish
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
