Larryleachia

Larryleachia is a genus of stapeliad succulent flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae

Native toCape Provinces, Namibia

Observations recorded3

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Larryleachia is a genus of stapeliad succulent flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Species Larryleachia cactiformis (Hooker) Plowes Larryleachia marlothii (N.E. Brown) Plowes Larryleachia perlata (Dinter) Plowes Larryleachia picta (N.E.Brown) Plowes Larryleachia tirasmontana (Plowes) Plowes Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the stapeliad genera Richtersveldtia and Notechidnopsis. Marginally more distantly related is a sister branch of related genera including Lavrania and Hoodia.

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