Ceropegia cactiformis felina (Ceropegia cactiformis felina)
Description
True its name,Larryleachia cactiformis grows in the shape of a small cactus,with no leaves,spines or branches but ribbed with mammaillae on 4-6 sided protrusions.It is greyish green in colour and starts spherical,then grows into a short cylindrical stem of 4-6 inches high,and sometimes taller in captivity.The flowers grow from 0.2-0.6 inch peduncles from the top,and are 1 inch in diameter when open.The corolla is pale yellow,fleshy,five pointed,shrivelled on the inside and decorated with dark red spots and lighter red tips.Seeds are flat and brown.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Ceropegia
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