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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoPerenn, you amaze me! Thanks for the link Winberry. Embothrium, why the warning? The smell? Here's another pic of a strange one.
Ceropegia simoneae.
NOID but theres some Ceropegia going on!Jay 6a Chicago
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI thought those rope filaments were crazy too. I think it's a Ceropegia, halfway to becoming succulant. Most of the more well known Ceropegias are leafy vines, but some are succulant. 2 other Stapeliad genera that have species in this half leafy stage are Tridentea and Frerea. The botanists have decided that all the Stapeliad species are nested in Ceropegia so there will be a lot of name changes and the genus Ceropegia is going to be much larger.
Frerea indica
Ceropegia fusca
Ceropegia bosseri
Brachystelma barberae with seedpods
Jay 6a Chicago
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThe Ceropegias and all the other Stapeliads have evolved flower structures that require pollination by flies and gnats. The reason many produce odors like rotting meat to attract pollinators. The tubular flowers are designed to trap the insects, which then pollinate the plant while attempting to escape. Hand pollinating of these species is very difficult. The flowers of all species of Asclepias are pollinated by bees and wasps. Only their legs are strong enough to pull and remove the pollenia sacks. Butterflies, including Monarchs, have no role in Asclepias pollination. I still don't know a lot about flower structures in the Asclepiadoideae. I think it's facinating just how much they differ from one milkweed to another. When you start getting into the other genera things get really crazy. The subfamily Asclepiadoideae has the most advanced and complex flower structures of all dicots. Comparable to the Orchids which are the most complex monocots. Their flowers can take the most bizarre forms, like a pencil eraser?
There has always been a lot of confusion with classifications in Asclepiadoideae. A lot of the vines in the family are being reclassified into Cynanchum.
Pseudopectinaria malum.
Tavaresia grandiflora.
Brachystelma megapetalum.
Microloma tenuifolium.Jay 6a Chicago
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