Dorstenia gigas HYLAEAICUM It was originally collected by

It was originally collected by Alvim Seidel at Pilao Arcado

The inflorescence too is very tall

Ray made the cross back in 2006 and when it finally bloomed for the first time in 2011 he thought he a recreated the pineapple

There are so many forms and honestly

Dorstenia gigas HYLAEAICUM It was originally collected byOne of the most unusual of caudiciform plants. A rarity endemic to Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean, off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia. The giant of the genus, to eight feet tall and two feet in diameter, with many branches and a swollen, smooth, greenish tan trunk. Deep green leaves, borne in whorls, are somewhat cupped and deeply veined. Star shaped fruit like flowers or hypanthodiums appear in clusters, it is an awesome plant! Not at all hard