Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
K.Schum.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1893
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 131 (1893)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001102979
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Stathmostelma rhacodes
 - Racemose Stathmostelma
 - Racemose False Foxglove
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Stathmostelma rhacodes (also called Rhacodes Stathmostelma, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows up to 30 cm in height. It is native to South Africa, and is found in rocky places, grassland and bushveld. It has small, yellow flowers and rhacoid leaves.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Stathmostelma rhacodes is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used in traditional Chinese medicine.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            The flowers of Stathmostelma rhacodes are white, with yellow anthers. The seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings are small, with a single pair of leaves.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Stathmostelma rhacodes is a perennial herb that is native to South Africa. It can be propagated by seed or division. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can tolerate a wide range of soils.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Stathmostelma rhacodes
                        
                            Stathmostelma rhacodes can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Stathmostelma genus
                        
                            Stathmostelma welwitschii, 
Stathmostelma diversifolium, 
Stathmostelma fornicatum, 
Stathmostelma pedunculatum, 
Stathmostelma katangense, 
Stathmostelma incarnatum, 
Stathmostelma angustatum, 
Stathmostelma gigantiflorum, 
Stathmostelma pauciflorum, 
Stathmostelma rhacodes, 
Stathmostelma wildemanianum, 
Stathmostelma propinquum, 
Stathmostelma spectabile, 
Stathmostelma stipitatum,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Apocynaceae family
                        
                            Acokanthera laevigata, 
Acokanthera oblongifolia, 
Acokanthera oppositifolia, 
Acokanthera rotundata, 
Acokanthera schimperi, 
Adenium boehmianum, 
Adenium multiflorum, 
Adenium obesum, 
Adenium oleifolium, 
Adenium swazicum, 
Adenium dhofarense, 
Aganosma breviloba, 
Aganosma cymosa, 
Aganosma gracilis, 
Aganosma lacei, 
Aganosma petelotii, 
Aganosma schlechteriana, 
Aganosma siamensis, 
Aganosma wallichii, 
Aganosma heynei, 
Alafia alba, 
Alafia barteri, 
Alafia benthamii, 
Alafia berrieri, 
Alafia calophylla, 
Alafia caudata, 
Alafia erythrophthalma, 
Alafia falcata, 
Alafia fuscata, 
Alafia insularis, 
Alafia intermedia, 
Alafia landolphioides, 
Alafia lucida, 
Alafia microstylis, 
Alafia multiflora, 
Alafia nigrescens, 
Alafia orientalis, 
Alafia parciflora, 
Alafia pauciflora, 
Alafia perrieri, 
Alafia schumannii, 
Alafia thouarsii, 
Alafia vallium, 
Alafia verschuereni, 
Alafia whytei, 
Alafia zambesiaca, 
Allamanda calcicola, 
Allamanda angustifolia, 
Allamanda blanchetii, 
Allamanda cathartica,