Mini-Show Results August, 2024

Cactus of the Month: Echinopsis, Soehrensia, Lobivia, & Chamaecereus.
Succulent of the Month: Stapeliads (Stapelia, Huernia, Orbea, etc.).

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Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Terri Straub

Open Cactus

1st: Maria Capaldo – Lobivia ferox var. ferox
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Echinopsis ‘Los Angeles’
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Echinopsis

Open Succulent

2nd: Maria Capaldo – Huernia zebrina
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Huernia zebrina

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Terri Straub – Soehrensia tarijensis
2nd: Terri Straub – Lobivia hertrichiana
3rd: Anita Caplan – Chamaecereus saltensis

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Anita Caplan – Huernia
2nd: Terri Straub – Orbea ciliata
3rd: Terri Straub – Orbea variegata

Novice Cactus

1st: Braulio Mena – Echinopsis oxygona
2nd: Liz Ying – Lobivia
3rd: Shane Mullen – Lobivia ancistrophora

Novice Succulent

1st: Martin Dorsey – Pseudolithos migiurtinus
2nd: Martin Dorsey – Stapelia gigantea

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

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

• ancistrophora [an-kiss-troh-FOR-uh, an-siss-troh-FOR-uh]
  From the Greek ankistron (hook, barb) and -phorus (suffix meaning carries).
• Chamaecereus [kam-ay-KER-ee-us, kam-ay-SER-ee-us]
  From the Greek chamai (ground) and cereus (wax candle, torch).
• ciliata [sil-ee-ATE-uh, sil-ee-AH-tuh]
  Fringed with hairs.
• Echinopsis [ek-in-OP-sis]
  From the Greek echinos (sea urchin or hedgehog) and opsis (like), referring to the plant’s resemblance to sea urchins.
• ferox [FER-oks]
  Fierce.
• gigantea [jy-GAN-tee-uh, gy-GAN-tee-uh]
  Large, gigantic.
• hertrichiana [her-trik-ee-AH-na]
  Named for William Hertrich, early 20th century curator of the Huntington Botanical Gardens at S. Marino, California.
• Huernia [hew-ERN-ee-uh]
  Named for Justus Heurnius, 17th century Dutch missionary and botanist.
• Lobivia [low-BIV-ee-uh]
  Anagram of Bolivia, where the plant is native.
• migiurtinus [mij-er-TEE-nus]
  Of or from the coastal region of Migiurtina, Somalia.
• Orbea [ORB-ee-uh]
  From the Latin orbis, circular shape or disc.
• oxygona [ok-SY-goh-nuh]
  Sharp-angled.
• Pseudolithos [soo-doh-LY-thos]
  From the Greek pseudo (false) and lithops (stone-like).
• saltensis [sal-TEN-sis]
  Of or from Salta, a province in northern Argentina.
• Stapelia [sta-PEL-ee-uh]
  Named for Johannes Bodaeus van Stapel, 17th century Dutch botanist and physician.
• tarijensis [tar-ih-HEN-sis]
  Of or from from Tarija, Bolivia.
• variegata [var-ee-GAY-tuh]
  Variegated.
• zebrina [zeb-REE-nuh]
  Zebra-striped.