This member of the
Asclepiadaceae* family was
given this name by Nicholas Edward Brown in
1895. It is found in Angola and Tanzania, growing in girth or other
well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can
grow to 20 centimetres in diameter. The stem to 60 centimetres
height. The flowers are greenish and red-brown.
*This family might
been incorporated in theApocynaceaefamily now.
