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Larryleachia marlothii

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| genus = Larryleachia

| species = marlothii

| authority = (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

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marlothii

Category:Flora of Southern Africa

Category:Plants described in 1909

Category:Taxa named by N. E. Brown