Stem succulent, to 2 m tall, with a papery trunk and few branches. Leaves alternate, at least towards the tip, 5-10 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, blunt. Flowers in branched clusters, hairy, pendulous, red with yellow stripes.

SW Africa and Cape.

Source: Stajsic, V.; Spencer, R.; Forster, P.; Thompson, A. (2002). Crassulaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.