Tridentea umdausensis |
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Family: Asclepiadaceae | |
Destribution: Richtersveld Northern Cape ZA. | |
Description: The obtusely 4-sided stems are 90 mm long. Stems are light green and tinged purplish when exposed to sunlight. | |
Flower: The flower (22 mm in diameter) is solitary on the pedicel. The corolla lobes are greenish and form a bowl where they unite with each other. The flower is reddish-purple and striated with white lines. | |
Cultivation: Shade or full sun, little water. | |
Propagation: Seeds and cuttings. | |
Photographer: Detlef Schnabel of SA Seeds - German Seed Source |