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Larryleachia cactiformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Larryleachia |
Species: | L. cactiformis
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Binomial name | |
Larryleachia cactiformis (Hook.) Plowes
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Larryleachia cactiformis (also known as the cactus barrel milkweed) is a stapeliad succulent, native to the Richtersveld and Namaqualand in South Africa, where it grows in rocky areas. Larryleachia cactiformis proves as difficult a member of the family Apocynaceae in cultivation as others in its genus.