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Acmadenia alternifolia
Also called Harkerville Porcelainflower
Knysna porcelain flower (Acmadenia alternifolia) is a small shrub from the citrus family, native only to a narrow coastal strip of the Western Cape in South Africa. It is mainly grown as a fynbos plant in mild, frost-free gardens with sharp drainage.
Acmadenia alternifolia is a shrub belonging to the Rutaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape. The plant has a range of 1357 km2. It is found along the coast from Knysna to Plettenberg Bay and there is also a strip inland from Bergplaas to Nature's Valley. There are ten known populations and some of them are threatened by invasive species. The plant is part of the fynbos ecoreigion.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
