Larryleachia marlothii is a summer-flowering succulent plant native to Namibia and southern Angola.
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 |
Description
editGrey-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
editLarryleachia marlothii can be grown as a graft on Ceropegia tubers. It must be kept in a brightly lit location throughout the winter.
References
edit- The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte