SCHLECHTERELLA AFRICANA
Author:
Karl Moritz Schumann, 1900
Family:
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
K. Schum. (1900). In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 2, 60.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
12 Centimetres
Height:
1,5 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Pleurostelma africanum, Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter, 1895.
Tacazzea africana, N.E.Br.
This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was given this name by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1900. It is found in the eastern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres, the branches will reach for one and a half meter. The flowers are white, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name after Dr.Rudolf Schlechter, 1872-1925, a German botanist. The species name means 'from Africa'. *)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Asclepiadaceae is now part of the Apocynaceae. The flower by Chris Moore, Asclepiad-exhibition.org.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
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