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Pseudolithos eylensis**

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Author:  Not yet**
Family:  ASCLEPIADACEAE*
Origin:  Eil; Somalia
Soil:  Grit
Water:  Minimum
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  12 Centimetres
Height:  15 Centimetres
Flower:  Dark Red
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Pseudolithos migiurtinus ?

This member of the
Asclepiadaceae* family has not yet been described - as far as I know. It is found in Eil, Somalia, growing in grit with little water and some sun. It can grow to twelve centimetres in diameter and reach a height of fifteen centimetres. The flowers are dark red to brown, with hairy petals with a lighter centre and like the others: It smell like rotting meat, and thereby attracting flees.

The genera name from the Greek pseudo meaning 'false' and lithos meaning 'stone' or 'pebble', referring to the appearance of the stems. The species name after the area it was found in: Eli, Somalia.

 It have to be kept real dry in winters, and will not stand temperatures below 15 C for longer periods. At summer, the temperature should be kept around 25-35 C, best watered sparsely from the bottom.

** Accordantly to J. J. Lavranos, this is mostly likely to be nothing more than a Pseudolithos migiurtinus from Eyl.

')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is Asclepiadaceae now part of the Apocynaceae.Pseudolithos: From the Greek words 'pseudo' meaning false and 'lithos' meaning stone, pebble referring to the appearance of the stems. The genus name implies: 'false stone'. 


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