This member of the
Asclepiadaceae* family was described by Spencer Le
Marchant Moore in 1908. It is found in Uganda,
Kenya and Tanzania, growing in woodlands in a well drained
soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to ten
centimetres in diameter, the stem will grow to 20 centimetres. The
flowers are green and purple.
*This family might
been incorporated in the
Apocynaceae family now.
