Microloma tenuifolium

Description

Microloma tenuifolium ("Kannetjies") is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family that is native to the south-western Cape, South Africa. Like other Microloma species, this is a thin climbing plant. However this species has long, slender leaves ("tenuifolium" means "slender leaves") and a swollen rootstock. It also has distinctively shaped, waxy, brightly coloured flowers. The flower sepals are held close to the main flower's column, which is twisted. The flowers appear mostly in winter and spring.