Biology:Larryleachia marlothii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Larryleachia marlothii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Larryleachia
Species:
L. marlothii
Binomial name
Larryleachia marlothii
(N.E.Br.) Plowes

Larryleachia marlothii is a summer-flowering succulent plant native to Namibia and southern Angola.

Description

Grey-green and sometimes brown, Larryleachia marlothii grows as a separate, cylindrical stem of up to 6 inches tall spiralled with 12–19 ribs of blunt mammillae. Flowers appear in the summer and feature a dark, spotted, 5-pointed corolla and a distinct cross shape in the centre.

Cultivation

Larryleachia marlothii can be grown as a graft on Ceropegia tubers. It must be kept in a brightly lit location throughout the winter.

References

  • The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte

Wikidata ☰ Q6491357 entry