Higher classification Asclepiadoideae | Scientific name Pseudolithos Rank Genus | |
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Similar Orbea, Huernia, Asclepiadoideae, Pseudolithos cubiformis, Stapelianthus | ||
Pseudolithos cubiformis
Pseudolithos is a genus of succulent flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, indigenous to Somalia, Yeman and Oman.
Contents
- Pseudolithos cubiformis
- Pseudolithos migiurtinus rare succulent amazing texture pattern
- Description and naming
- Taxonomy
- References
Pseudolithos migiurtinus rare succulent amazing texture pattern
Description and naming
The plants were first described as a genus in 1965; the name "Pseudo-lithos" means "false-stone" and refers to their pebble-like appearance. All species in this genus are highly succulent, highly reduced, and exhibit tessellation on their stems' surface. Their small flowers appear on the spherical body's surface.
- Pseudolithos caput-viperae Lavranos - Somalia
- Pseudolithos cubiformis (P.R.O. Bally) P.R.O. Bally - N Somalia
- Pseudolithos dodsonianus (Lavranos) Bruyns & Meve - Somalia & Oman
- Pseudolithos horwoodii P.R.O. Bally & Lavranos - Somalia
- Pseudolithos mccoyi Lavranos - Yemen & Oman
- Pseudolithos migiurtinus (Chiov.) P.R.O. Bally - S + C Somalia
- Pseudolithos sphaericus (P.R.O. Bally) P.R.O. Bally - N Somalia
Taxonomy
Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the widespread Caralluma stapeliads of North Africa. Marginally more distantly related is a sister branch comprising the genera Echidnopsis and Rhytidocaulon.
References
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