This member of the Asclepiadaceae*
family was given this name by
Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter in 1895. It is
found in KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province of South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some
water and some sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres, the
branches to 20 centimetres length. The flowers are brown and pink.
*This family might been incorporated
in theApocynaceae
family now.
