Mini-Show Results May 8th 2016

Photography by: Mike Short
Results submitted by: Jim Tanner

Open Cactus

1st: Gary Duke – Gymnocalycium horstii
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Gymnocalycium eurypleurum
2nd: Maria Capaldo – Gymnocalycium obductum
3rd: Gary Duke – Gymnocalycium bruchii
3rd: Gary Duke – Gymnocalycium horstii

Open Succulent

1st: Maria Capaldo – Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Lillian True’
2nd: Dale La Forest – Sansevieria suffruticosa ‘Frosty Spears’
3rd: Maria Capaldo – Sansevieria ‘Twisted Sister’

Intermediate Cactus

1st: Jade Neely – Gymnocalycium baldianum
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
3rd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Gymnocalycium piricarpum

Intermediate Succulent

1st: Jade Neely – Sansevieria phillipsiae
2nd: Phyllis DeCrescenzo – Sansevieria parva
3rd: Jade Neely – Sansevieria ‘Baseball Bat’

Novice Cactus

1st: Jim Tanner – Gymnocalycium friedrichii
2nd: Bernard Johnson – Gymnocalycium baldianum
3rd: Bernard Johnson – Gymnocalycium pflanzii

Novice Succulent

1st: William Wilk – Sansevieria kirkii ‘Coppertone’
2nd: William Wilk – Sansevieria ‘Mikado’
3rd: M.A. Bjarkman – Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Moonshine’
3rd: Jim Tanner – Sansevieria mutomo

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

The meanings of the latin plant names on this page – from http://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.
• bruchii [BROO-kee-eye]
  Named for Dr. Carlos Bruch, 20th century cactus collector in Argentina.
• eurypleurum [yoor-ee-PLOOR-um]
  From the Greek eurys (broad) and pleura (ribs, side).
• 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.
• kirkii [KIR-kee-eye]
  Named for Kirk; the person commemorated depends on the specific epithet.
• 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.
• parva [PAR-vuh]
  Small.
• pflanzii [FLAN-zee-eye]
  For Dr. Karl Pflanz, 20th century German consul in Villa Montes Bolivia, who also shipped cacti to Berlin.
• phillipsiae [fil-LIPS-ee-ay]
  Named for Lady Louise Jane Lort-Phillips, 20th century Norwegian amateur botanist and explorer who collected Stapeliads.
• Sansevieria [san-se-VEER-ee-uh]
  Named for Prince Raimond de Sansgrio de Sanseviero, 18th century patron of botanical expeditions.
• suffruticosa [suf-roo-tee-KO-sa]
  Somewhat shrubby.
• trifasciata [try-fask-ee-AH-tuh]
  Three bundles.