Botanical name

Microloma tenuifolium

Family

Apocynaceae

Common Name

Wax Twiner, Coral Creeper, Kannetjies
Microloma tenuifolium
Microloma tenuifolium
Microloma tenuifolium
Microloma tenuifolium
Microloma tenuifolium
Microloma tenuifolium

Description

Slender, deciduous climber up to 1m; sap clear. Leaves opposite, narrow or thread-like, 20-70mm long; flowers urn-shaped, 6-8mm long, shiny and hairless outside, orange to red in colour.

 

Habitat

Moist mountain slopes

Flower Date

June to November