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Rockcandy Minimouth

Microloma sagittatum

Also called Spearleaf Minimouth

Rockcandy Minimouth
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Microloma sagittatum, the bokhoring, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae, that is native to the south-western Cape, South Africa.

Where it grows

This species usually occurs in the far western part of South Africa, throughout most of the predominantly winter-rainfall Western Cape Province, with its range also extending into the westernmost part of the Northern Cape Province.

Other Microloma plants

Star Minimouth · Red Wax Creeper · Minimouths

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microloma sagittatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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