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Matelea cyclophylla

Rare and unusual Mexican caudiciform plant. Soft corky swollen base to 15cm across with vining growth and brown star shaped flowers. Dormant and leafless during colder months when it should be kept totally dry. Indoors only.

5.Indoors OK, Outdoors not OK.

Vine grows in summer, dormant (leafless) in winter.
Caudex has a thick, white, and very corky surface.
Flower is stapeliad-like.
....followed by the long, hanging seedpod, not in pairs.
Contents of one seedpod.

Matelea cyclophylla

Rare and unusual Mexican caudiciform plant. Soft corky swollen base to 15cm across with vining growth and brown star shaped flowers. Dormant and leafless during colder months when it should be kept totally dry. Indoors only.

5.Indoors OK, Outdoors not OK.

Vine grows in summer, dormant (leafless) in winter.
Caudex has a thick, white, and very corky surface.
Flower is stapeliad-like.
....followed by the long, hanging seedpod, not in pairs.
Contents of one seedpod.