Xylocalyx aculeolatus

This individual seemed well passed flowering, so I missed the only flower – seen as a purple blob, just below the cissus subaphylla branch at the top of the last image. This species has hooks/recurved prickles on the leaves, which is unmistakable even without any flower.

Elevation: 409 meters.

Endemic.

Xylocalyx aculeolatus

Xylocalyx aculeolatus

Xylocalyx aculeolatus

Xylocalyx aculeolatus

Last updated on 22 February 2024