{"product_id":"pseudolithos-migiurtinus","title":"Pseudolithos migiurtinus","description":"\u003ch4\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-65\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-198 citation-end-198\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Type locality at \"Al Madu\" (Cal Madow) Range \/ Gid Gudud near Nogal (Nugaal) Valley, northeastern Somalia (approx. 07°55′N to 11°10′N, 48°30′E to 50°30′E). \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-66\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-197 citation-end-197\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-196\"\u003eHot desert climate (Köppen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-196\"\u003eBWh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-196 citation-end-196\"\u003e) \/ Arid tropical dryland characterized by intense solar radiation and prolonged drought.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-67\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-195 citation-end-195\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Grows at elevations between 100 and 1,200 m above sea level on rocky limestone slopes and gravelly plains. Annual precipitation is sparse (typically under 100–200 mm\/year), restricted to erratic monsoon-edge bursts. Substrate is alkaline, mineral-heavy limestone grit, scree, and chalky silt with near-zero organic matter. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-68\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-194 citation-end-194\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-69\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-193 citation-end-193\"\u003eDwarf, succulent stem usually solitary, squat-globose to obscurely 4-angled (sub-quadrangular to cylindrical with age).\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-70\"\u003eStem surface is entirely leafless and tessellated with distinctive rounded tubercles (warty, reptilian or pebble-like texture). \u003cspan class=\"citation-192 citation-end-192\"\u003eThe angles bear vertical series of smaller protruding tubercles from which inflorescences arise.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike \u003ci\u003ePseudolithos cubiformis\u003c\/i\u003e (which is strictly cubic with flat faces and distinct sharp margins) or \u003ci\u003eP. caput-viperae\u003c\/i\u003e (which produces trailing, snakelike branching stems), \u003ci\u003eP. migiurtinus\u003c\/i\u003e maintains a compact, rounded-to-obtuse columnar profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-71\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-191 citation-end-191\"\u003eFlowers emerge synchronously in dense lateral umbelliform clusters (8–10 flowers) on reduced peduncles.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-190 citation-end-190\"\u003eCorolla is 5–7 mm wide, dark maroon to reddish-brown, cup-shaped, adorned with hair-like papillae and terminal vibrating hairs that release a pungent carrion odor to attract pollinating flies.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-72\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-189 citation-end-189\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-188 citation-end-188\"\u003eExtremely slow-growing, solitary dwarf succulent.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Active vegetative growth occurs in late spring through early autumn; \u003cspan class=\"citation-187 citation-end-187\"\u003edormant during winter.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-186 citation-end-186\"\u003eMature cultivated specimens typically reach 6–8 cm in diameter and up to 10–12 cm in height.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-73\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-185 citation-end-185\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-74\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-184 citation-end-184\"\u003eEtymology:\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePseudolithos\u003c\/i\u003e: Derived from Ancient Greek \u003ci\u003epseudo-\u003c\/i\u003e (ψευδής, meaning \"false\") and \u003ci\u003elithos\u003c\/i\u003e (λίθος, meaning \"stone\"), describing its extreme lithomorphic (stone-mimicking) camouflage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_9c4ddb721b1ee8be-75\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-183\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-183\"\u003emigiurtinus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-183 citation-end-183\"\u003e: Specific epithet referencing \"Migiurtinia\" (Majeerteen), the historic sultanate and colonial regional designation in northeastern Somalia where the species was discovered.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e Originally described by Italian botanist Emilio Chiovenda in 1937 as \u003ci\u003eWhitesloanea migiurtina\u003c\/i\u003e based on collections by Puccioni \u0026amp; Stefanini. It was later collected in the Al Madu range by Peter René Oscar Bally (under \u003ci\u003eLithocaulon sphaericum\u003c\/i\u003e) before Bally reassigned it in 1975 to the genus \u003ci\u003ePseudolithos\u003c\/i\u003e. Long revered as the holy grail of succulent Asclepiads (Apocynaceae) for its bizarre cube\/sphere form and extreme rot sensitivity in traditional horticulture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.460|W8cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71274583392509,"sku":"71274583392509","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.459|W8.8cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71274583425277,"sku":"71274583425277","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.458 Crested|W7.9cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71274583458045,"sku":"71274583458045","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.457|W3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71274583490813,"sku":"71274583490813","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.456|W3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71274583523581,"sku":"71274583523581","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.4556|W3.4cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71274583556349,"sku":"71274583556349","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/460_1.jpg?v=1789020824","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/pseudolithos-migiurtinus","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}