Last week I received a new batch of plants from Kakteen Kliem. The plants are going to live in my coldhouse so I selected plants originating from habitats where they are naturally exposed to frost - I hope this also gives them the ability to withstand the freezing conditions they have to endure during winter here in Denmark. 
Lophophora williamsii (JJH 8608293; Pecos River, Texas)
I already have several of these Trans-Pecos Lophophora williamsii plants but decided to procure a few more as Kliem’s stock is running low.
Ariocarpus fissuratus (SB 403; Crockett County, Texas)
My few coldhouse grown Ariocarpus fissuratus plants have all survived until now so I felt like adding some more to the collection ;-)
Homalocephala texensis (DJF 891.3; Yoakum County, Texas)
Homalocephala texensis (aptly named the “Horse Crippler”) is a first for me - I’m looking forward to watching these plants grow and develop their characteristic heavy spine armor.
Normanbokea valdeziana (SB 1468; Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico)
Normanbokea valdeziana is another first. I’m not quite sure what to expect from these plants but I fell for their fuzzy looks and beautiful flowers.
As always Gerhard Kliem’s plants are of an excellent quality.
Album der natuur. 1894 (added: 11/18/2024)
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*Publication Info:*
Haarlem :A. C. Kruseman ,1852-1909.
*Call Number:*
QK1 .A3655
*Contributing Library:*
Missouri Botanical Garden
16 hours ago
The correctt name must be: SB 1468; Ramos Arispe, Coahuila, Mexico)
ReplyDeleteGreets.
Prof.Muthandi
Thanks for spotting that. Triggered by your comment I googled a bit on the subject and it seems the correct spelling is Ramos Arizpe (the name of the city and its surrounding municipality close to Saltillo, Coahuila) - still "Arizpe" and "Arispe" seems to be used interchangeably and a bit random (with "Arizpe" being favored). If you know for certain that the SB 1468 locality is named "Arispe" please let me know (I appreciate having the details correct ;-)
ReplyDeleteJust for the record, I got the "Ramon Arispe" location from Ralph Martin's cactus and succulent field number database that lists this as the locality for SB 1468. Ralph's database is a great resource for "untangling" or double-checking collection numbers (and usually the locations are correct ;-)
Mr. Kliem has also a few problems with the correct names, Bsp. RS375 , Turbinicarpus macrohele etc....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information
As always Gerhard Kliem’s plants are of an excellent quality
ReplyDeleteAccording to Google Maps [ maps.google.com ], it should be Ramos Arizpe, but go figure...
ReplyDelete(excellent blog, by the way)