Phil, it would be much more appropriate to give these hybrids cultivar names. But the original Tavaresia meintjesii was collected in the wild as a natural hybrid.
Tavaresia x meintjesii
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Nor me Colin. I'm in good company....Colin Walker wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 5:46 pmMike,Herts Mike wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 5:08 pm As you’re a stickler for correctness Colin, shouldn’t it be Ceropegia x meintjesii?
I don't accept the lumping of stapeliads into Ceropegia. FYI neither does Kew and now neither does the RHS on my recommendation.
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
For anyone interested, I've now tracked down some pictures of the real Tavaresia angolensis (on a page about Tavaresia barkleyi):
http://pza.sanbi.org/tavaresia-barklyi
http://pza.sanbi.org/tavaresia-barklyi
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
So the ones within the intersection of [5, 9] & [8, 14] are both angolensis and barklyi? Quite an useful key!http://pza.sanbi.org/tavaresia-barklyi wrote:T. angolensis and T. barklyi are distinguished by the ribbing on their stems; the former species has from five to nine ribs and the latter, eight to fourteen.
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Re: Tavaresia x meintjesii
Key features of both true spp. of Tavaresia, i.e. T. angolensis & barklyi (note the spelling, no e) are the outer corona lobes, shown in the third photo down in the link: each lobe ends in a distinct knob or blob which is globose or pear-shaped. (Excuse the technical terms here. ) As far as I'm aware no other stapeliad has an outer corona lobe of this structure, which is also absent from the hybrid xStaparesia meintjesii.ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 9:37 pm For anyone interested, I've now tracked down some pictures of the real Tavaresia angolensis (on a page about Tavaresia barkleyi):
http://pza.sanbi.org/tavaresia-barklyi
So, if your Tavaresia doesn't have this outer coronal knob or blob then it isn't a Tavaresia.
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