Wild plant, photo by: Tim Harvey.
This member of the Passifloraceae
family was given this name by Hermann August Theodor Harms in 1887. It is found widely spread around
Namibia, growing on rocks, in grit or other well drained soil with
little water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 50 centimetres
in diameter, and the plant can reach a height of 100 centimetres or
more. The flowers are red. Some plants are thought to be more than 1000 years old.