Kotie Retief
Sep 13, 20203 min
Fig. 1 View from one of the hills at Umdaus. Standing guard is one of the many Pachypodium namaquanum plants occurring here.
Photos by Kotie Retief and Liezl Retief
Fig. 2 This Pachypodium has obviously been seriously damaged at some stage. The species is also known as Halfmens (Half Man). Always bending over to the north, from far away they seemed like people fleeing to the north to early travellers.
Fig. 3 Pachypodium namaquanum in flower.
Fig. 4 The joy of youth, the Pachypodium is probably much older than Gehan du Toit
Fig. 5 The distinctive rock next the Wyepoort river, marking where Umdaus lies. It is the camping spot for many a trip, the rock giving some protection from the fierce winds coming from the coast at night. It is hard to believe, but we have seen the river in flood.
Fig. 6 A very nice specimen of Aloe ramosissima on the hill close to the river.
Fig. 7 Tylecodon paniculatus at Umdaus. In Afrikaans it is called Botterboom (Butter Tree), referring to the soft, juicy stems.
Fig. 8 Avonia papyracea var. namaquensis
Fig. 9 Conophytum flavum
Fig. 10 Conophytum flavum
Fig. 11 Conophytum longum
Fig. 12 Conophytum maughanii subsp. latum
Fig. 13 Quaqua sp. in the same vicinity
Fig. 14 Tromotriche umdausensis covered with seed pods
Fig. 15 Monsonia herrei, previously known as Sarcocaulon herrei.
Fig. 16 Cotyledon orbiculata growing with a euphorbia.
Fig. 17 Hoodia alstonii at Umdaus.
Fig. 18 Larryleachii sp.
Fig. 19 Conophytum ectypum "limbatum"
Fig. 20 Conophytum ectypum "limbatum"
Fig. 21 Lithops marmorata, the plants occurring here were at some stage described as Lithops umdausensis
Fig. 22 Conophytum maughanii subsp. latum
Fig. 23 Avonia alstonii
Fig. 24 Haworthiopsis tesselata
Fig. 25 Crassula alstonii
Fig. 26 Crassula deceptor
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