Biology:Larryleachia marlothii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Larryleachia marlothii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Larryleachia |
Species: | L. marlothii
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Binomial name | |
Larryleachia marlothii (N.E.Br.) Plowes
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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
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larryleachia marlothii.
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