RARE PLANT RESEARCH
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Plant List - Page 7
Species
Size
Codes
Other
Codes
Price
Delonix decaryi Viguier Capuron
Caesalpiniaceae. Native to Toliara Province. Madagascar. A bottle tree similar to D. adansonoides. Old trees have peeling bark. Fine pinnate leaves. Exceptional for bonsai.
2"
P,B
$12.50
Delonix regia Leguminosae
Madagascar. "Mohur tree". One of the showiest of tropical trees with 10cm wide red flowers and very finely divided leaves. Very nice for Bonsai.
3"
P,B
$7.50
Didierea trollii Cap. & Raugh
The second most popular species. "The cactus of the old world". Similar to above but grows prostrate for many years before growing erect to 3m high. SW coastal plain Nr. Ifotaka, Madagascar.
4"
ST
$14.50
** Dioon spinulosum Dyer
Palma de chicalito, native to the sub-perennial forest of Veracruz and Oaxaca. The seeds are used in tamales and memelas.
6"
C
$14.50
Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) Dur. & Schinz
Native to Natal and the Cape Region. Forms a globose tuber similar to D. dumetorum.
4"
C
$14.50
Dioscorea elephantipes (l'Herit.) Engl.
"Elephants foot" Native to Cape Province and one of the most popular globose Dioscorea and for good reason, the turtle shell like above ground tuber is very attractive as are the heart-shaped leaves. See Rowleys' Caudiciforms.
2"
4"
C
C
$6.50
$14.50
Dioscorea globosa Roxb
Believed to be native to India, forms a lobed, globose tuber.
2"
4"
C
C
$9.50
$14.50
Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.
Formerly D. macrostachya. Native to Mexico and resembles D. elephantipes. Grows to 1m wide.
2"
4"
6"
C
C
C
$5.50
$12.50
$24.50
Dioscorea paniculata (Dummer) Burkill
Native to S. Africa. A very rapid grower with a great caudex similar to D. elephantipes.
See Photograph
2"
4"
6"
10"
C
C
C
C
$5.50
$12.50
$24.50
$44.50
Dioscorea sp. BLM 0722
An unidentified species from the lava flows near Pazcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Round tuber, vigorous!
2"
4"
C
C
$8.50
$14.50
Dioscorea sylvatica Ecklon
Cape Province, South Africa. related to D. paniculata and D. Elephantipes. The Bantu people specially treat the caudex for eating. Many dioscorea are poisonous and require special preparation before becoming eatable. Rarely offered in cultivation.
2"
4"
8"
C
C
C
$6.50
$14.50
$34.50
Dorstenia crispa Engl.
Native to Kenya and Somalia. Popular.
2"
P
$4.50
Dorstenia foetida (Forsk.) Schweinf.
Native to the horn of Africa and Yeman. Very variable.
See Photograph
2"
P
$4.50
Dorstenia manii
B00.221A From U.C. Berkeley collection. Thick green stems form a thick base make this an unusual plant for the Dorstenia collector. Rare in cultivation.
2"
4"
ST
ST
$7.50
$11.50
Dorstenia sp. B & L 751
Another D. foetida-crispa variant collected by Lavranos.
2"
P
$4.50
Dorstenia sp. B & L877
Famous Lavaranos foetida-crispa complex variant.
2"
P
$4.50
Dorstenia sp. LAV 20542
A D. crispa-foetida variant collected by John Lavranos.
2"
P
$4.50
Dorstenia sp. LAV 23457
One of John Lavaranos' collections from Somalia, similar to above, but with shorter radials.
2"
P
$4.50
Drimiopsis kirkii
Liliaceae. Bulbous plant from Zanzabar from G. Tegelberg collection.
2"
C
$4.50
Drimiopsis maculatus
Native to S. Africa. Globose, bulbous Liliaceae.
2"
4"
C
C
$4.50
$8.50
Duvalia modesta N.E. Br.
Asclepiadoceae Eastern Cape Province. Dark brown flowers.
2"
ST
$4.50
Echeveria dactylifera Walter
BLM 0074 Nr. The Durango-Sinaloa border at 2100 masl. Very colorful with maroon-bronze leaves. Fast growing and can tolerate some frost. Can grow to 30cm wide.
See Photograph
2"
4"
6"
LS
LS
LS
$4.50
$8.50
$14.50
Echidnopsis repens R. Gyer & Verdoorn
Stapeliad native to Kenya and Tanzania. Nice.
2"
ST
$4.50
Entandrophragma caudatum
"S. African bottle tree". These seedlings are already showing nice pachycaul development.
2"
4"
P, B
P, B
$6.50
$12.50
** Epithelantha pachyrhiza (Marsh.) Backeberg
SB 325 Higueras, Coahuila. type is near San Jose de Parral, Coahuila. See Backeberg in Cactus Paris 9(39): 31, 1954 for a description of this beautiful species.
1" - 2"
ST
$5.50
** Erdisia squamosa
Cactaceae. OST 84273. Nr. Tarma. Forms a huge fusiform root with slender prostrate stems.
2"
C,ST
$4.50
Erythrina flabeliformis Kearney
Type is S. Arizona but grows S. to Jalisco and Michoacan. Can grow to 3m high in tropical conditions, but usually only to 1m in S. Arizona which is its N. limit. Good bonsai.
4"
6"
P,B
P,B
$9.50
$16.50
Erythrina herbacea v. herbacea L.
Native to Tamaulipas and SE USA. Seedlings form a large caudex fast, especially if planted in a big pot or in the ground. Can take some frost. Great!
2"
4"
C,B
C,B
$4.50
$9.50
Erythrina lanata ssp. occidentalis (Standley) Krukoff & Barnaby
BLM 1524 Nr. Cerro Grande, Colima, Mexico. Grows to 4m high. Differs from the type by being thinly pubescent rather than lanate.
4"
B
$11.50
Eucomis bicolor Bak.
Similar to above but with spotted flower stock, green flowers and crisped leave margins. Hardy if mulched.
4"
C
$4.50
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