RARE PLANT RESEARCH
An explanation of the Size Codes and Other Codes can be found in the Code Table
Plant List - Page 13
Species
Size
Codes
Other
Codes
Price
Raphionacme hirsuta Dyer
Periplocaceae. S. Africa. Caudex grows to .3m wide!
See Photograph
2"
4"
C
C
$7.50
$13.50
Raphionacme sp.
Perioplocaceae. An unidentified species from seed collected near Piet Retief, South Africa.
2"
C
$7.50
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) N.E.Br.
Asclepiadaceae. Described in 1885. This native of Zimbabwe has smooth stems that branch frequently.
2"
4"
ST
ST
$4.50
$8.50
Sedum oxypetalum H.B.K.
Tree to 1.5m high. Mexico D. F. Great bonsai. Some frost tolerance. It has survived 15(F dry.
2"
4"
P,B
P,B
$4.50
$8.50
Senecio ballii
An interesting stem succulent from Africa, recently described.
2"
ST
$5.50
Senecio serpens G. Rowley
Native only to Cape Province. Grown for its gray terrete leaves which makes an excellent color accent plant for garden containers.
4"
ST
$4.50
Sinningia leucotricha Hoehne
W. Parana, Brazil. Tubers grow to .3m wide! Pink flowers.
See Photograph 1 and Photograph 2
4"
6"
C
C
$9.50
$24.50
Stapelia asterias Mass.
Native only to Cape Province. Purple-red shiny flowers, some forms have yellow markings as well.
2"
ST
$4.50
Stapelia desmetiana N.E.Br.
Eastern Cape Province, velvety stems grow to 30cm high and reddish-purple flowers with yellow lines are up to 12cm wide, the corolla is covered with purple hair.
2"
4"
ST
ST
$4.50
$8.50
Stapelia flavirostris N.E.Br.
Karoo to Eastern Cape and Losotho, South Africa. The pubescent stems grow to 17cm high and the flowers are rugose with richly hairy margins and up to 15cm wide! Flower color is striate yellow and purple. Plants from seed from Botswana.
2"
4"
ST
ST
$4.50
$8.50
Stapelia gigantea N.E. Br.
Native to Transvaal, Natal and Cape Province, this is one of the easiest stapeliads to grow and makes excellent grafting stock.
4"
ST
$5.50
Stapelia leendertziae N.E.Br.
Originally located nr. Heidelberg district in Transvaal, now almost extinct as a wild plant. Velvety green stems grow to 20cm high, bell-shaped flowers are reddish-purple.
2"
4"
ST
ST
$4.50
$8.50
Sterculia africana (Lour) Fiori
Sterculiaceae. Native to Namibia and Botswana. These seedlings show fine pachycaul development for bonsai.
2"
P,B
$4.50
Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K. Shum.
Native to Namibia. Similar to above but with pubescent leaves and greater rarity.
2"
P,B
$5.50
Synadenium compactum v. rubrum
Formerly S. grantii v. rubrum. Native to Unganda, Tanzania and Mozambique, can grow to 3m high. Beautiful leaves vary from completely deep red to partially red on the same plant.
4"
ST
$8.50
Synadenium cupulare (Boiss.) L.C. Wheeler
Euphorbiaceae. Native to Natal, Transvaal and Swaziland. Forms a shrub to 2m high in habitat. Differs from the genus Euphorbia by having a continuous gland around the flowers. "Sheba Valley Death Tree" - the plant is very poisonous.
4"
ST
$8.50
Synadenium sp.
Euphorbiaceae. An unidentified species from Zimbabwe. Has almost non-succulent leaves and a semi-succulent stem. Does not appear to be in cultivation in the USA.
4"
ST
$8.50
Talinopsis fructescens A. Gray
DJF-1140 S. New Mexico to Puebla. Tuberous roots.
2"
C
$4.50
Talinopsis sp. BLM 008
Differing from above, possible new species.
2"
C
$5.50
Talinum aff. difusum Rose & Standley
BLM 1349 El Caribe, Venezuela. An attractive plant to 40cm with pink to orange flowers 12mm wide.
1"-2"
ST
$4.50
Talinum napaforme DC
Valle de Mexico. Great little tubers to 2cm wide.
2"
C
$4.50
Tinospora sp.
A fantastic caudiform from Madagascar with slightly pubescent leaves. These are showing nice Caudices.
4"
C
$9.50
Trichomeriopsis macrocarpa
Cucurbitaceae. Forms a large underground caudex with palmate leaves, vining.
2"
C
$5.50
Tylecodon bucholziana (Schuldt & Steph.) Toelk
Richtersveld, Cape Province. Compact succulent shrub which makes a very nice bonsai with succulent, deciduous leaves.
2"
P,B,ST,LS
$7.50
Tylecodon decipiens Toelk.
Cape Province near Grootmis. Formerly Cotyledon sinus-alexanderi. Forms dense mats from a swollen base.
2"
C,ST
$4.50
Tylecodon grandiflorus (Burm.f.) Toelk.
Native to SW Cape Province. Linear-lanciolate leaves, nodular stem with persistent leaf bases make this an interesting species.
2"
ST
$4.50
Uncarina roeosliana
Pedaliaceae. A pachycaul from Madagascar with very unusual seed pods with double hooks. Eventually grows into a tree.
2"
P,B
$6.50
* Welwitschia mirabilis Hooker fil.
Gymnosperm, Namibia, one of the wonders of the plant world. Only grows two leaves and can live for 100's of years, for a picture see Rowley's Caudiciform book p. xii. Seedlings from propagated plants, shipped potted.
See Photograph
3"
.
$19.50
** Wilcoxia albiflora Backeberg
This tuberous rooted cactus is native to Sonora and Sinaloa and grows to 30cm high with stems 6mm wide.
1"
C,ST
$4.50
** Wilcoxia schmollii (Weingart) Kunth
A diminutive species which only grows to 10cm high. The type locale is La Mission, Queretaro. It generally has a singularly tuberous root.
1"
C,ST
$4.50
** Wilcoxia tuberosa (Poselger) Berger
Also known as W. poselgeri. Native to Tamaulipas, Coahuila and S. Texas. Grows to 60cm high and 1cm wide.
1"
C,ST
$4.50
Xerosicyos decaryi
A cucurbit from Madagascar with small succulent dark green leaves. A rapid grower if given free root-run.
2"
LS
$4.50
Zamioculcas zamifolia (L. odd) Engl.
Araceae. Zanzibar, Tanzania. Weird caudex with succulent stems, waxy leaves. Keep moist.
2"
4"
C,ST
C,ST
$4.50
$9.50
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