NEORAUTANENIA FICIFOLIA
Author:
Christo Albertyn Smith, 1932
Family:
FABACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
J.Burtt Davy, Man. Pl. Transvaal2: 417 (1932)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
150 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Dolichos ficifolius, Harms.
Dolichos robustus, Bolus.
Neorautanenia deserticola, C.A. Sm.
Pueraria ficifolia, L.Bolus.
Rhynchosia ficifolia, Benth. ex Harv.
This member of the Fabaceae family was given this name by Christo Albertyn Smith in 1932. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the vines to 150 centimetres in length. The flowers are blue-violet over blue to purple and can have white margins.
The genera name from Greek neos; 'new' and Rautanenia is a genus in the Alismataceae family.
The species name means "leaves like a fig".
Flower
Blue-Violet - Purple - Blue / White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
