Trichocaulon cactiforme and Trichocaulon similis

[NaZzAtAzEr]

Hi,

I would like to have some more information on these two plants, and why they are the same. They have both been lumped into Larryleachia cactiformis. I found articles on them on plants.jstor.org but locked behind a paywall.

These are really fascinating plants, reminiscent of Pseudolithops in my opinion. I saw large flowering ones at Southfield Nursery and would love to own some.

So, now the next question is to ask, does anyone know where to source some seeds or young plants of the Larryleachia family?

[Pattock]

Do you have links to those articles you found?

[NaZzAtAzEr]

Flowering Plants of South Africa, vol. 16, plate no. 620

The article is in this book, but it might just be a painting. I now have an account with jstor through uni so I will be reading up on these plants. There's a lot of old bcss bulletins!

[Pattock]

I now have an account with jstor through uni so I will be reading up on these plants. There's a lot of old bcss bulletins!

A free account allows access to a vast number of JSTOR articles. Just register and you can look at 100 articles per month from any computer. Some are behind a paywall but all of the BCSS journals are on there for free from the very earliest in 1932 when it was "The Cactus Journal" produced by The Cactus and Succulent Society of Great Britain. No spam to your email.

Flowering Plants of South Africa, vol. 16, plate no. 620
The article is in this book, but it might just be a painting.

I asked for a link because the search function on JSTOR can be frustratingly abundant.

[Pattock]

I just remembered that they have some of those on archive.org, this is the one you wanted:

https://archive.org/details/floweringpl ... 9/mode/2up

[Pattock]

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is another good free online library - there you can find the original description, as Stapelia cactiformis.

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pag ... 2/mode/1up

The flowers look more like a Caralluma than a Pseudolithos, to me.

[Aiko]

So, now the next question is to ask, does anyone know where to source some seeds or young plants of the Larryleachia family?

In all those years and in all the seed lists that have been published, only at http://www.asclepidarium.de/ I have seen seeds of Larryleachia on offer. I ordered some Larryleachia seeds many years back, and grew a nice plant. Unfortunately it died a few years back. But their seed shop is closed for 5 to 10 years by now. So there goes that source.

I fear your only option is to get in contact with private growers, and persuade them for an interesting swap? Or you could try Ebay and get in contact with some growers in Thailand.

[NaZzAtAzEr]

Thanks guys. The research begins and the hunt continues. Would love to own these plants. Idk what I'm researching lol I think just to find out what the history is.

[Acid John]

My Larryleachia are in flower, and really they look very similar in body form but when you get up close are two different species.
The inner and outer horns of the corona are different.
And one has a flat corolla while the other is slightly campanulate.
Buds are different to, one has buds wider than deep the other about equal in width and depth.
Have a look and see what you think, I just might be kidding myself

[Herts Mike]

I have Larryleachia envy..