Photo by
Pedro.
Photo by
Pedro. |
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This member of the Asclepiadaceae*
family
has not yet been described. 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.
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.
*This family might been
incorporated in the Apocynaceae
family now.
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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