south african mysteries

[cohan]

this is maybe the reverse of the usual issue here--i have names, from a seedlist, but don't know what they refer to--of course they may be typos!

Lachenalia polypedantha
google doesn't give me any hits for this, nor obvious spelling variants-- i tried pedanta pedata..


Ppepodesma orpenii
i tried it with only one p.....

any thoughts? if you know them, any descriptions?

[Graham Catlow]

Hi Cohan,
Perhaps try Prepodesma orpeniips
I googled the specific name and not the generic one.

[Graham Catlow]

Sorry spelt it wrong
Prepodesma orpenii

[cohan]

ah, quite likely, thanks.... ok, one to skip--there are easier places to get mesemb seed 

[Graham Catlow]

And the other one try
Lachenalia polypodantha

[cohan]

that seems valid too, tks, but i still don't see a description, and only pics are a seedling...lol

[ArnoldT]

Cohan:

Attached is the page from G. Duncan's book on Lachenalia.

Small spelling difference.

[alpines]

Cohan,

Try Aloinopsis (syn. Prepodesna) orpenii. Photos are available on Google

Regards
Alan

[alpines]

Apologies !!

The synonymous generic name is Prepodesama

[cohan]

thanks alan and arnold--forgot to check back on this thread!
interesting info on the lach, arnold, good to have, tks again..

[Maren]

Hi, if in doubt, try the International Plant Name index, maintained by Kew. This is the address http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantnamesearchpage.do

The plant name query presents you with two options: Quick Search or Full Search. If you are unsure about the name, use the full search. This is how I used it to find your plant name:

Genus:    enter Lachenalia
Species:  enter p%.

Press Search.

In this database, the percent symbol (%) denotes a wild card. The above entry gave 23 results. You could reduce this by entering the second character in the species field i.e. po%. That gave just 2 results, one of them being polypodantha.

[cohan]

Hi, if in doubt, try the International Plant Name index, maintained by Kew. This is the address http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantnamesearchpage.do

The plant name query presents you with two options: Quick Search or Full Search. If you are unsure about the name, use the full search. This is how I used it to find your plant name:

Genus:    enter Lachenalia
Species:  enter p%.

Press Search.

good tip, thanks!

In this database, the percent symbol (%) denotes a wild card. The above entry gave 23 results. You could reduce this by entering the second character in the species field i.e. po%. That gave just 2 results, one of them being polypodantha.