Would it be possible to see the pictures somewhere of the M15 and M16 plants you are referring to? On 06-Dec-18 01:43, Roy Herold wrote: > Thanks to Gottfried Milkuhn, Rimmer deVries, and Paul Cumbleton, we > now have some definitive and/or putative IDs for some of the massonias > I have sent to the BX over the years > > M15 (Vleesbaai) and M16 (Plettenberg Bay): Massonia setulosa > > M46: Massonia tenella (not pygmaea) > > M52: Well, it's NOT M. pygmaea, that's for sure, and it might be a new > species or subspecies. Gottfried's plant is blooming this year, and > the flowers are similar to the recently described M. mimetica which > grows in a very different habitat. Is anyone else here growing M52 > from BX290? If so, Gottfried is looking for pollen. Here are some > habitat pics for those who are interested: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/GTx6JVCbEDYC1oFY9/ > > M59: Massonia inaequalis, so named for the differing length of the > stamens. Newly published in 2018: > > http://massonia.com/documents/inaequalis.pdf > > Note that M59 has smooth leaves as opposed to the pustulate leaves > described in the literature. This appears to be a regional variant, as > M59 was collected ~5km south of the type. Habitat pics: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/AiUGJcYHvrJ4CWbH7/ > > --Roy > NW of Boston > Yep, the ground is frozen > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… -- Bert Zaalberg Vlietweg 26 2323 LC Leiden The Netherlands Tel: +31615513364 web: http://www.massonia.com/ email: info@massonia.com facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…