Mini-Show Results June, 2024

Cactus of the Month: Gymnocalycium.
Succulent of the Month: Pachypodium.

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Gymnocalycium baldianum
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Gymnocalycium bruchii
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Gymnocalycium spegazzinii

Open Succulent

1st: Jim Gardner – Pachypodium rosulatum
2nd: Jim Gardner – Pachypodium succulentum
2nd: Jim Gardner – Pachypodium succulentum × bispinosum
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Pachypodium geayi
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Pachypodium lamerei

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Terri Straub – Gymnocalycium saglionis
2nd: Terri Straub – Gymnocalycium bruchii
3rd: Terri Straub – Gymnocalycium horstii
3rd: Anita Caplan – Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii

Intermediate Succulent

No Entries.

Novice Cactus

1st: Martin Dorsey – Gymnocalycium ochoterenae
2nd: Liz Ying – Gymnocalycium baldianum
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Gymnocalycium spegazzinii
3rd: Liz Ying – Gymnocalycium stenopleurum
3rd: Liz Ying – Gymnocalycium

Novice Succulent

1st: Martin Dorsey – Pachypodium namaquanum
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Pachypodium bispinosum
3rd: Braulio Mena – Pachypodium saundersii
3rd: Braulio Mena – Pachypodium bispinosum

LATIN LOOKUP – Loquerisne Latine (Do you speak Latin)?

The meanings of latin plant names on this page – from https://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/

• baldianum [bald-ee-AY-num, bald-ee-AH-num]
  Named for J. Baldi of the early 20th century; no further data available.
• bispinosum [by-spin-OH-sum]
  Two-spined.
• bruchii [BROO-kee-eye]
  Named for Dr. Carlos Bruch, 20th century cactus collector in Argentina.
• geayi [GAY-ee]
  Named for French collector Geay.
• Gymnocalycium [jim-no-kal-LISS-ee-um]
  From the Greek gymnos (naked) and kalyx (covering; calyx); the flower buds are naked.
• horstii [HORST-ee-eye]
  Named for Leopoldo Horst, 21st century Brazilian plant collector.
• lamerei [la-MER-ee-eye]
  named after La Mere.
• mihanovichii [me-han-oh-VIK-ee-eye, my-han-oh-VIK-ee-eye]
  Named for Nicolas Mihanovich, 20th century Yugoslavian shipping magnate and patron of botany.
• namaquanum [na-MAWK-wan-um]
  Of or from the Namaqualand region (South Africa).
• Pachypodium [pak-uh-PO-dee-um]
  Thick foot.
• rosulatum [ros-yoo-LAY-tum, rose-yoo-LAT-um]
  Leaves borne in a rosette.
• saglionis [SAG-lee-oh-nis]
  For 19th century French cactus amateur Joseph Saglio.
• saundersii [son-DER-see-eye]
  Named for the botanist who discovered it in South Africa in the late 1800s.
• spegazzinii [speg-uh-ZIN-ee-eye]
  Named for 20th century Italian-born Argentinian botanist Carlo Luigi Spegazzini.
• stenopleurum [sten-oh-PLOOR-um]
  Narrow ribs or sides.
• succulentum [suk-yoo-LEN-tum]
  Succulent, fleshy.