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Cynanchum africanum

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Hoffsmansegg

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cape Provinces - South Africa

Natural Habitats

• Woodland

Flowering Times

• Jun-Sep (South Africa)

Fruiting Times

Twining shrub to 600mm, with fleshy hairy mucronate leaves, calyxes & stems, leaves to 25mm x 18mm. Umbels of 5-10 purple flowers with white centres, twisted corolla lobes to 8mm x 2mm, corona with 10 lobules.

Further References

• G. Don
• WFO
• Botanicus
• Kew