Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:13 pm

Ya, i read about that on the BCSS.
Appearently in the July 08 Cactus&Co. Italian journal there is an article. Described as a very small form...

???

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:44 pm

yes apparently, i have been waiting about 2-3 months for my copy though

anyone here got a copy they can scan???? lol

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:54 pm

lol...i asked the same thing on an Italian astrophytum forum (astromania)...they suggested contacting Rainbow Gardens bookshop...i wouldn't have thought they'd have summer 2008 issues yet...but i haven't checked with RGBS yet.

edit: Just spoke with Helen at RGBS, she has Jan and March 2008 issues, but the rest have not arrived yet. Suggested to check back in a week or 2, as they are on order, just haven't arrived yet.

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:20 pm

i just got it (thanks!).

It is like akoehresii but very small.

they claim this.
5 or 8 ribs
small size
flowers similar in colour to koehresii but rounded tips (like williamsii)
skin is not green like koehresii, more like fricii
seeds are also different.

worth the $ for the article, i got it in email, but im buying it anyway cause i like hard copies

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:46 pm

Me too!
I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but wow, it sure is small. Don't recall what coin it was in the pic, but about the size of a silver dollar (or a Looney for you Canadians

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Loph · Post by **Loph** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:40 pm

they're in mexico, so mexican $

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:08 pm

Ya, well since it was a Czech who wrote the article, i wasn't sure...i only quickly glanced at the pic, but looked again now and yes, it's a 2 peso coin

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:45 pm

i keep reading that many people dont really accept this specie. haven;t heard much on why, but i think there is doubt due to its new cultivation history. i am interested to see how they grow, size/morphology/reproduction etc. i was told i had to wait till spring for my seeds...i pulled a cranky when i turned off the computer

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:08 pm

BTW, thanks to some generous folks, i have a copy of the article as a PDF if anybody is interested.

Seeds you say eh...hrmmmm

vito88 · Post by **vito88** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:37 am

WOW best Lopho thread ever ...

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:10 pm

got the new sp. now, but they are just tiny lil guys.

was going through a bunch of photos, thought this may be of use.

Seed grown Lophophora williamsii of varying ages/sizes.

and though they are indistinguishable form any otehr loph specie, here is the "new species" seeds germinating.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:59 pm

Awesome!
Look forward to progress pics

I think it was a recent CSSA journal (could have been BCSS) that had a follow up article and from lab results it was confirmed as a new specie.

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:12 pm

oh, really? do you knwo the name of the article, i am more than interested to read that!

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:26 pm

There are a series of articles by Terry Martin in the 2008 issues of the CSSA Journal on Lophophoras, and the one you want in the final 2009 issue which I would provide a link to except it doesn't seem to be up in their index yet.

Loph · Post by **Loph** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:36 pm

ya, i was wondering about that, didnt see anything past august on their site.

thanks for the link. will be emailing them shortly.

do they sell copies without a subscription?