Adenandra brachyphylla

Adenandra brachyphylla, commonly known as the heart-leaf porcelain, sometimes even Kleinmond porcelain, is a lax or lanky shrublet that reaches heights from 40 cm to 80 cm. Adenandra plants are generally called China flowers, focussing on the colour and maybe texture of the upper petal surfaces, the porcelain name being a continuation of the same notion. A. brachyphylla stumps resprout after fire.

The distribution of the plant lies in the far southwest of the Western Cape, from Kleinmond to Caledon. This one was photographed in the Kogelberg during November.

The habitat is coastal and lower sandstone fynbos slopes. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Bean and Johns, 2005; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; iSpot; http://redlist.sanbi.org).