I recently became interesrted in the Mesemb group which of course led me to Mesa Garden Cactus Nursery, probabely the most diverse source of Mesemb plants and seeds in the world. Looking oveer their plant list I was impressed by the absence of the Ascelepiads. I queried the owner who responded as follows:

There was an oversight in his web page, soon to be corrected, in the meantime he supplied me with a list of his Stapelia like plants which I included for those of you interested in these plants. Sorry for the length of this as I could not figure out how to make an attachment. I'm a computer dinosaur.

*** stapeliad plants ***

Caralluma, /3,6,8,14/ stems with teeth


4023-baldratii long pink teeth

$2.50

4023.2-baldratii BAR 11671 Jebel El Sit, Erkowit, Sudan

$4.00

4025-bredae very slender grey stems

$3.00

4027.9-cucullata BARAD 11706 5 k n Ibb, Yemen, long red-green petals

$3.50

4030-dummeri yellow-green hairy flowers, scent-free

$3.00

4035-hesperidum nearly black flower, hairy

$4.00

4053-meintjesiana DP6258 15 k e Abha, S Arabia

$3.00

4054-meintjesiana FN1934 nice mottled stems

$3.00

Ceropegia, /3,6,14/ underground tuber, trailing deciduous vine


4094-stapeliformis knobby stems, larged beaked flowers

$3.50

4094.2-stapeliformis DP6307 Willowmore, dark knobby stem

$3.50

4095-stapeliformis v serpentina DMC1743 slender knobby stem, hangs

$4.00

Duvalia, /3,6,8,14/ short thick stem, mat forming


4111-angustiloba tiny flowers on long pedicel

$2.50

4112-angustiloba PB3717 Karoo Nat Park, flowers open on ground

$2.50

4117-caespitosa Motherwell, shiny brown flowers

$2.50

4118-caespitosa Deugas, n Uniondale, tiny hairs on petals

$3.00

4122-compacta very low brown stem, small fl

$2.50

4123-compacta Barrydale, L Karoo, fat pink stems

$3.00

4124-corderoyi DP4905A Richmond-Beaufort West, fuzzy flower

$3.00

4131-maculata flowers covered with tiny red spots

$2.50

4131.2-maculata PB5737 Frischgewagd, dark red-brown flowers

$3.00

4132-minuta small pink smooth stem

$2.50

4133.6-modesta Bristow, rounded stems, shiny raised annulus

$3.00

4134.8-parviflora squat round stems, narrow tipped petals

$3.00

4136-parviflora DP5419 Oudtshoorn, flower reduced to 5 little lines

$3.00

4145-radiata DP3381E Grootdrif, petal folded back like a sword

$2.50

4145.2-radiata Rondekop, long sword petals, reddish brown

$3.00

4147-reclinata DP2981

$2.50

4147.2-reclinata DP2989 flower with shiny dark center

$3.00

4147.25-reclinata DP4107A short fat mat forming stems

$3.00

4147.3-reclinata DP5402 squat pink-grey stems, mat forming

$3.00

4147.5-reclinata DP5546 Warmwaterberg, finely haired annulus

$3.00

4152-sp Blouhuis, Ladismith, dark brown shiny fl

$3.00

Echidnopsis, /3,6,14/ stapeliad with cylindrical stems, small fl


4168.3-cereiformis v brunnea dark round stems

$4.00

4168.5-columnaris PB3941 Hellskloof, clustering grey stems

$7.50

Fockea, /3,6,8,14/ caudex with vine, summer grower


4192-crispa bumpy caudex, crinkly leaves

$6.00

4193-edulis grey bumpy caudex, trailing vine, deciduous in winter

$5.00

Hoodia, /3,6,8,14/ erect stem, saucer-shaped flowers


4210-gordonii branches in age, woody teeth

$8.00

Huernia, /3,6/ short thick stems, variable flowers


4223-rosea LAV11269 10 k n of Ibb, pale green fl, red spots

$2.50

4223.2-aspera round creeping stem, purple red fl

$3.00

4224-barbata DP3583 Bethulie, OFS

$2.50

4225-barbata Kommadagga, clumps of fat stems

$2.50

4225.5-bayeri Groendal, Uitenhage

$3.00

4225.8-boleana Ethiopia

$3.00

4227.3-brevirostris DP6344A Baviaanskloof, squat fat stems

$3.50

4227.5-brevirostris v pallidus DP4070B Rooiwal

$3.00

4228.1-campanulata KG213-74 large bell shaped flowers

$3.50

4228.2-campanulata HBG24014 nice bell shaped flower

$3.00

4228.3-campanulata LAV 20595 Buffelsklip, DeRust, fat square stems

$3.50

4228.8-clavigera Laingsburg, fat clumping stems

$2.50

4229.18-clavigera DP4067

$2.50

4229.3-clavigera EH300S Vanrhynsdorp, thick knobby stems

$3.00

4229.32-clavigera KG302-76 form with huge fat pink stems

$3.00

4229.4-clavigera MBB 3321 fat pink and green stems

$2.50

4229.5-clavigera PVB1580 freely flowering, nice red stripes

$3.00

4229.57-concinna BAR 11634 pale open flower with red spots

$3.00

4229.6-concinna HBG27616 clusters of pale flowers

$3.00

4232-distincta stems with short teeth, yellow-green-red fl

$2.50

4232.75-guttata KG674/71 thick pink mottled stems, toothy

$3.00

4232.8-guttata PB4945 Swanepoelspoort, pale grey stems

$3.00

4232.9-hallii PB3529 Gt Karas Mts, milky white flower, striped

$3.00

4234.2-hislopii DP4741 long tubed flower with red spots

$2.50

4236-hystrix large yellow flower with red lines

$3.00

4236.1-hystrix DP2598B dense pointy teeth on stem

$3.00

4236.18-hystrix DP4199A ne Wartburg, Natal

$2.50

4236.3-hystrix BAR11456 thick dark brown stem, robust orange teeth

$3.00

4237-hystrix v appendiculata PB2006 pink grey stems

$3.50

4238.4-insigniflora raised shiny red ring in flower center

$3.00

4238.6-keniensis BARAD 11548 Lk Naivasha, Kenya, large red flowers

$3.00

4238.7-keniensis DP4202 fat creeping stems

$2.50

4239-keniensis DP6428 many dark red flowers

$2.50

4239.6-keniensis LAV18258 deep dark red flowers, like bell

$3.00

4240-keniensis v grandiflora DP6666 maroon stem

$3.00

4241.4-keniensis x Stap nudiflora tall rounded stem

$4.00

4244-lavranii short grey angled stem, red stripe on cream petals

$3.50

4247.9-levyi Klein Swartberg, Ladismith

$3.00

4248-levyi DP2976B Kafue NP, Zambia, long tubular flower, knobby

$2.50

4248.2-levyi LINDEN85-1072 Hwange, Zimbabwe, dark stem

$3.00

4251-macrocarpa DP6678 pale yellow flower with stripes

$3.00

4253-macrocarpa v penzigii

$2.50

4254-marnieriana x Freria indica fat stem, long pink leaf

$5.00

4254.9-namaquensis Aughrabies, fat pink knobby stems

$3.00

4255-namaquensis CX711 Richtersveldt, banded red flowers

$3.00

4259-pendula arching stems, hanging flowers

$2.50

4259.1-pendula Keirivier, slender round creeper stems

$3.00

4260-pillansii tiny stem covered with bristles

$3.00

4261.2-plowesii PVB 5731 Helmeringhausen

$3.00

4262-primulina Craddock, many flowers, pink & yellow spots

$2.75

4263-primulina DP5585 pale colored fl

$2.50

4264.06-recondita DP4261 87 k n of Arba Minch, Ethiopia

$3.00

4264.4-reticulata DP3129 slender stem, long teeth

$3.00

4264.5-reticulata DP3236A Clanwilliam, dark maroon-olive stems

$4.00

4265-revoluta DP3607A Dandu, Kenya, chunky stem with fat teeth

$2.50

4266.8-saudi-arabica X marnieriana fat pink stems

$3.00

4267-saudi-arabica x plowesii very fat stems

$3.00

4269.3-somalica slender brown stems, mat forming

$3.00

4271-stapelioides Soutpan, Tvl, rough tuberculate fl

$2.50

4271.2-stapelioides Verena, Tvl, petals covered with papillae

$3.00

4272-plowesii Tiras, super shiny red striped flowers

$3.50

4274-tanganyikensis DP3606 Mokomani-Mambo, Tang

$3.00

4277-transvaalensis Warmbad, Tvl, shiny annulus in flower

$2.50

4279.6-vogstii red spotted long lobes, bristly stem

$2.50

4281.6-whitesloaniana Soutpansberg

$3.00

4281.8-whitesloaniana DH5682 tiny clusters

$3.00

4282-whitesloaniana DH5549 Louis Trichardt, Soutpansberg

$3.00

4282.2-whitesloaniana PB6997 Buffelshoek, blood red spots in fl

$3.00

4289-sp DP3975 dark green-pink mottled stem

$2.50

4289.1-sp DP4155 short pale green stem, pink mottled

$3.00

Huernopsis, /3,6,14/ slender crawling stems


4290.9-decipiens clustering mat-like stem, multicolored flowers

$3.50

4291-decipiens CX611 lime green petals with dark maroon spots

$3.00

4292-decipiens PB5465 Eersbegin, Areb

$3.00

4292.6-decipiens DP2932 5 mi from Windhoek

$3.00

4293-decipiens DP3538A grey stem, dark rusty brown flowers

$3.00

Orbea, /3,6/ flower with raised annulus


4301-ciliata PB4332 short fat red stems

$6.00

4302-cooperi PVB2833 Kloofs, Prieska, short stem, mat forming

$3.00

4304-hardyi DP3910 spotted stems

$2.50

4307.2-namaquensis PVB4602 Komaggas

$3.00

4307.5-rangeana EH178 Karasberg, incredible flowers

$6.00

4309.9-speciosa Port Shepstone, Natal, yellow petals, red spots

$3.50

4310-speciosa DP3912 clonotype, brighty yellow red flowers

$4.00

4310.2-speciosa x umbracula BAR 11161

$2.50

4310.3-speciosa x tapscottii BAR 11047A long teeth, brown-red fl

$3.00

4310.5-umbracula x woodii BAR 11253 hybrid vigor

$2.50

4311.2-variegata DMC2712D lime green petals with red spots

$3.00

4311.23-variegata DMC2913 big rough red spotted flower

$3.00

4311.3-variegata Signal Hill

$3.00

4311.43-variegata DMC3986 nice flowers in late summer

$3.00

4311.44-variegata DMC4155A

$3.00

4311.45-variegata DP4166F bold yellow-pea green mottles

$3.00

4311.5-variegata DP4911 mottled yellow/brown spotted petals

$3.00

4312-variegata v clypeata DP4164B Table Mountain, yellow-purple fl

$2.50

4312.4-variegata v horizontalis DP4217 dark brown flower with lines

$3.00

4314-variegata v picta RKB 216

$2.50

4316-verrucosa rough lobed flower

$2.50

4316.05-verrucosa DMC3850 rough petals with many red spots

$3.00

4316.2-verrucosa DP5173 E London, petals with rough raised lines

$3.00

4317-verrucosa v fucosa DP3268D lined greenish flower

$3.00

4318-wissmannii center of flower blood red

$3.50

Orbeopsis, /3,6/


4328.5-lutea thick pink mottled stem, big teeth

$2.50

4328.7-lutea HOGAN4509A thick blothed stem, makes stolons

$3.00

4328.8-lutea MEVE551 19 k n Plumtree, Zimb.

$3.00

4329-lutea DP4322A Plumtree, Zimbabwe

$3.00

4329.5-lutea v lateritia

$3.00

4329.6-lutea v lateritia DP5420 big stems, long sharp teeth

$3.00

4330-lutea ssp vaga Gobabis, broad petals

$3.00

4331-lutea ssp vaga Kuruman, stem with pink patches

$3.00

4333-melanantha /15/ very fat stem, robust teeth

$3.50

Pachycymbium, /3,6,8,14/ slender stem with long teeth


4340.8-carnosum sharply angled stem with very long tubercles

$5.00

4342-keithii DP2982 pink grey stem with long teeth

$4.00

Pectinaria, /3,6,14/ rounded prostrate stems


4349.2-longipes PVB2548 Keerom, Sutherland, long thin wirey flowers

$4.00

Piaranthus, /3,6,14-17/ low thick stem


4382-comptus thick rounded grey green stem

$2.50

4382.2-comptus /16/ Tierberg, Prince Albert

$2.50

4382.8-comptus DP5560 chunky grey stems

$2.50

4383-comptus SB1517 Beaufort West, very free flowering

$2.50

4384.2-cornutus DT4893 fat pink stems, red frosted stinky fl

$3.00

4384.6-foetidus DP3078 small yellow petals with maroon edge

$2.50

4384.8-foetidus DP4119A small petals covered with red spots

$3.00

4385.2-foetidus DP4656A pink-grey stem

$3.00

4385.3-foetidus DP4660B fat pink stems

$3.00

4386-foetidus PEH 240 VanWyksvlei, very many red fl

$2.50

4389-framesii Vredendal, soft fat stems, freely flowering

$2.50

4391-magnificus DP4797 Rietvlei, Montagu, petals with nice spots

$3.00

4392.15-parvulus n Matjiesfontein, yellow star flowers

$3.00

4392.2-parvulus DP4129B very compact, flowers in clusters

$2.50

4392.25-pillansii pastel yellow flowers, no spots

$2.50

4392.3-pillansii DP4127C Oudtshoorn, freely flowering

$2.50

4392.4-pillansii DP4130L long yellow petals, red lines

$2.50

4392.43-pillansii DP4793B n Calitzdorp, round red balls, yellow fl

$3.00

4392.5-pillansii v fuscatus DP4128B long dark red + yellow lobes

$2.50

4392.6-pillansii v inconstens flower with many red spots

$2.50

4393.3-punctatus PVB 6077 Bloupoort, petals with parallel red lines

$3.00

4395-ruschii very squat grey stem, yellow-green fl

$3.00

4398-comptus LAV 16164 Walderdam, Sutherland

$2.50

4403-dodsonianus knobby stems, clusters

$7.00

Quaqua, /14/ stiff rigid stems


4422.6-mamillaris Rosh Pinah, Nam, rigid dark stems

$6.00

Sarcostemma, /3,6,14/ thin leafless vines


4446-vamlessenii slender green shoots from tuberous roots

$3.00

Stapelia, /3,6,8,14/ large flowers come summer/fall


4450.7-asterias shiny dark red-brown flowers

$3.00

4450.9-asterias DMC546 shiny maroon petals, dense wrinkles

$3.50

4450.94-asterias DP3295 petals are shiny and brown, rough

$3.00

4451-asterias PEH 1565 Cradock, shiny hairy petals

$3.50

4453.9-cedrimontana DP4631B small flowers, dark and white blotches

$4.00

4458-divaricata DP4042 slender pale green stems

$3.00

4458.2-divaricata DP4632 upright small brown flowers

$3.50

4459.8-erectiflora DP6114 upright pedicels, small round flowers

$4.00

4460-erectiflora DP6885 Pakhuis Pass, erect pedicals, tiny round fl

$4.00

4460.2-erectiflora KG392-77 flowers arise from near stem end

$4.00

4462-flavirostris DP2993

$2.50

4463.05-flavopurpurea L&P 17816 Nauchas

$4.00

4463.07-flavopurpurea PEHL 1574 Kuibis, Aus, many green-pink fl

$4.00

4466-gettleffii small hairy purple flowers

$2.50

4467-gigantea tall hairy stem, huge flowers

$2.50

4467.6-glandulifera hairy petals, white to light pink

$4.00

4468.5-grandiflora /14/ giant stems, multicolored hairy flowers

$3.00

4469-hirsuta purple hairy flowers, green center

$2.50

4469.03-hirsuta Bainskloof, hairy purple flowers, slender stem

$3.00

4469.1-hirsuta Mitchell's Pass, big hairy purple fl

$3.00

4469.3-hirsuta DP4725A large red-purple hairy flowers

$3.00

4469.5-hirsuta v cornata DP 4158B

$3.00

4470.5-kougabergensis PVB1611 small stems, densely branched

$4.00

4475-leendertziae huge black hairy flowers

$4.00

4476.5-montana thin knobby stems

$4.00

4477-nobilis ochre yellow hairy flower, red lines

$3.50

4477.2-nobilis SL85-1071 Hwange, Zimbabwe, huge balloon bud

$3.50

4477.5-obducta Cockscomb Mts, E Cape, slender knobby stem

$4.00

4477.8-pearsonii wrinkled dark red-brown petals, hairy sinuses

$3.50

4478-praetermissa DP4243F s Grahamstown, slender red stems

$4.00

4478.2-praetermissa v luteola slender tapering stems

$4.00

4479-rubiginosa SB1940 Donkiekop, many small purple red fl

$5.00

4480-rufa dark red tall stems

$3.00

4480.1-rufa se Konstabel, dark red fuzzy stem

$3.50

4480.2-rufa PB2540 43 k NW Ladismith, smooth red stems

$3.00

4482-schinzii Khamashochland, SWA, dark brown petals

$2.50

4482.3-scitula DP4044B Worcester, tiny scrambler

$4.00

4482.4-scitula PB6370 ne Robertson

$3.50

4482.5-scitula PEH 2226 slender stems, small round notched fl

$3.00

4483-senilis hairy purple flowers

$4.00

4484-tsomoensis red-green flowers, red hairs

$3.50

4485-tsomoensis PEH 1193 yellow purple hairy flowers, stinky

$2.50

4486-unicornis PB4457 thick dark stems

$5.00

4486.4-vetula slender stems, small flowers up high

$3.00

4486.7-vetula DP4642A Tradouw Pass, Barrydale, dark red fl

$3.50

4487.3-vetula PB1701 tall slender stems, multiple flowers

$3.50

Stapeliopsis, /3,6,14/ thick irregularly branched stems


4505.26-saxatilis creeping pink square stems

$3.00

4505.3-saxatilis ssp stayneri chunky pink stems

$2.50

4505.32-saxatilis ssp stayneri KG351/72 metallic pink square stems

$3.50

Stultitia, /3,6,14/ long red-green spotted stems


4509-hardyi long cylindric red stems

$3.00

4510-hardyi DP3504 slender red spotted stem, big flower

$3.00

Taveresia, /3,6/ densely bristled stem, long tubed flowers


4540-barkleyi long trumpet shaped flowers

$4.00

4540.2-barkleyi Luckhoff, OFS, quickly clusters, trumpet flowers

$4.00

4541.2-grandiflora x Stap flavirostris hybrid with big trumpet fl

$4.00

Trichocaulon, /3,6,8,11,14/ thick soft stems


4583.6-pictum fat rounded bumpy stem, soft to touch

$12.00

Tridentea, /3,14/ long flower stalk, rounded stems


4592-aperta PB3868 Riethuis, slender dark stems

$5.00

4593-baylissii EH226 smooth pink tinged arching stems

$4.00

4595-choanantha Gamka Poort, rounded blue-grey stem

$4.00

4596.7-jucunda Vloekloof, Britstown

$4.00

4596.72-jucunda PVB3434 slender stems, small dark flowers

$3.50

4596.892-longipes Rosh Pinah, far reaching flower

$5.00

4596.9-sp Doringberg, Rv, likely longipes, super flowers

$4.00

4596.93-sp Vekstenfontein, like umdausensis

$4.00

4597.5-ruschiana x Trichoc delaetiana SH914 Sargdeckel, open fl.

$10.00

4597.9-umdausensis Soebatsfontein, fat reddish stems

$4.00

4598.22-umdausensis EH92S 40 k e Khamieskroon, nodding brown fl

$3.50

4598.3-umdausensis PVB6346 Deriet, yellow-brown peteals, striped

$3.50

Tromotriche, /3,6,8,14/ hairy stem, recurved petals


4610-engleriana dark tire shaped flowers

$2.50

4611-engleriana Tierberg, Pr Albert

$3.00

4611.4-engleriana DP3065 thick fuzzy grey stem

$3.00

4611.5-engleriana DP3681 fuzzy stem with red splashes

$3.00

4611.6-engleriana DT4932 fuzzy thick chunky stems

$3.00

4615-revoluta petals fold back, brown tip, green center

$3.00

4615.8-revoluta Vanrhynsdorp, brown doughnut flowers

$3.00

4616-revoluta Vredendal, shiny brown petals

$3.00

4617-revoluta v tigrida ISI 928

$3.00

4618-thudichumii PB4024 Tulpfontein, fat red stems

$4.00

4620-sp SB1511 s. Beaufort West, brown petals

$2.50