Happy new Year to everybody. Here is a photo of Tromotriche umdausensis. The sp. was first described by Dr. Nel in 1936 as a Caralluma, then as a Tridentea by...
Dr Loukie Viljoen, toothache@.... P O Box 245, Fourways, 2055. Gauteng South Africa (w)+27 11 4658442. or (h)+27 11 7042028 or 082 3385677 Happy New...
Loukie, This is one of my favorites. The glandular hairs are really interesting, and flower color ranges from green to a very soft cream color. Our plants give...
Hello Ryan, You hit the nail on the head, O.rogersii is not a beginner plant, some may have luck. often beginners luck, but the tragedy will strike, I have a...
I like that picture I'm going to save it.. I hope when spring comes along I can ask you for cuttings from some of your pics. I live in Glenwood Iowa and I'm in...
Hej ! Jeg vil hermed ønske Jer allesammen en rigtig Glædelig Jul samt et Godt og Lykkeligbringende Nytår med tak for det gamle. Merry Christmas and a Happy...
Hello, I am pleased to announce that the German Interest Group Asclepiadaceae (IG Ascleps) launched an English web portal on January 1, 2004, allowing...
Hi Just a photo of a plant I received as Duvalia reclinata. I think the name D. reclinata was used in previous years as a "waste basket" for the species...
Hiiii Friends, A new group "Zoology M.Sc. & Beyond" is launched. This group is created with the intention to exchange news, views, even study materials,...
Hi my name is Roy, I live in Council Bluffs Iowa,My zone is Zone 5.... My main interests are stapeliads and hoyas,But I also cultivate pitcher plants both...
Folks, This is a plant I obtained as Orbea pulchella. The flower looks rather Stapelia-like to me, and nothing like any of the other pictures of O. pulchella...
this seems an orbea hybrid. Stems look like orbea. Flower looks nice. Is flower that red or is just a matter of light? cheers, Francois Take an hour break and...
Dr Loukie Viljoen, toothache@.... P O Box 245, Fourways, 2055. Gauteng South Africa (w)+27 11 4658442. or (h)+27 11 7042028 or 082 3385677 Hi to all, ...
Francois said... ... Any suggestions on parentage? Would a picture of the plant help? ... The picture was taken with a Nikon CoolPix 900 which usually...
Dr Loukie Viljoen, toothache@.... P O Box 245, Fourways, 2055. Gauteng South Africa (w)+27 11 4658442. or (h)+27 11 7042028 or 082 3385677 Hi to All, ...
Dear Loukie, It's look like H. kirkii for me. It's not H. lavranii. The stems by lavranii are greyish with purple spots like by northern Duvalias. The plants...
Loukie, This is not H. concinna as we have it. Attached is a photo of ours. There does seem to be a considerable amount of confusion about this particular...
Loukie, Don't feel too bad over it. I'm sure most of our collections have anomolous, mis-labeled plants in them. I know I have several (and probably some I...
This looks like another that we have, though the name slips me at the moment. Arabica perhaps? Ryan ... From: Loukie Viljoen To: SA Stapeliads ; Stapeliads ...
... the first of Loukie's huernias is not kirkii either, the stems are wrong; it could be hislopii or less probable, nigeriana or recondita. I do not know the...
It's definitely not hislopii or recondita, but I do see what you're saying about the stems. I've never seen nigeriana before, so I can't comment there. Perhaps...
The first two photos are two different clones of H. kirkii. The third is H. hislopii. I do notice that Loukie's flower lacks the lengthened corolla points that...
Hello fellow Stapeliacs, I have been enjoying all those pics that are coming from South Africa, thank you all and I'll reciprocate when the season shifts back...
Dr Loukie Viljoen, toothache@.... P O Box 245, Fourways, 2055. Gauteng South Africa (w)+27 11 4658442. or (h)+27 11 7042028 or 082 3385677 Well now we...
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