Adenandra uniflora

Adenandra uniflora, in Afrikaans commonly known as bergskaapboegoe (mountain sheep buchu) or kommetjieteewater (little bowl of tea water), is an aromatic, ericoid shrublet reaching about 50 cm in height. Adenandra flowers are often referred to as China flowers and porseleinblomme (porcelain flower) in Afrikaans on account of the particular whiteness of the petals (Manning, 2009).

The small, simple leaves are oblong to lanceolate with their margins rolled under. The leaves are from 4 mm to 14 mm long.

The flowers are solitary at stem-tips, white or pink with reddish on the lower petal surfaces. There are stalked glands on the stamens. The style is shorter than the petals.

The species distribution is small in the southwest of the Western Cape, from the Cape Peninsula to Paarl and Caledon. This picture was taken in September in the Kogelberg.

The habitat is lower to middle fynbos slopes. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Manning, 2009; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).