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A small plant in culture from Gbif.org.


Another plant in culture from Paul Shirley Succulents.


Bit hard to find photos, so here is a stamp.

Author: 

Peter Vincent Bruyns, 1988

Family: 

ASCLEPIADACEAE*

Origin: 

Dhofar Province; Oman, Al-Mahra; Yemen

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

15-30 Centimetres

Height: 

100-150 Centimetres

Flower: 

Green / Purplish-Brown

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Asclepiadaceae* family was given this name by Peter Vincent Bruyns in 1988. It is found in the Dhofar Province in Oman and Al-Mahra in Yemen, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow from fifteen to 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from 100 to 150 centimetres in height. The flowers are green with purplish brown minute spots.

The genera name from Latin; cibus; 'nourishment' or 'food' and Greek; rhiza; 'root' as the roots can be eaten. The species name after the area it first was found in; Dhofar.

*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016 is Asclepiadaceae now part of the Apocynaceae.


The flower from Gbif.org.