RAPHIONACME GLOBOSA
Author:
Karl Moritz Schumann, 1893
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern and Northern South Africa, Eswatini, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Schum. (1895). In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 118 (1893), Et in Engl. & Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. IV(2): 221.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Raphionacme virgultorum, S.Moore.
This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was described by K. Schumann in 1893. It is found in Angola, the Eastern and Northern Provinces in South Africa, Eswatini, Malawi, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It grows in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter, the stem to 50 centimetres height. The flowers are greenish purple to green.
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 for the spherical caudex. *)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. Another colour of the flower by David Goyder, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.
Flower
Purple - Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
