Publication: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 85(2): 61. 2013 [2 Apr 2013]
Description
Caralluma ericamccoyae (Sulcolluma ericamccoyae) has a distinguishing erect growth habit, which is very unlike other members of the genus Sulcolluma.
Origin and Habitat
Dhofar Province, Oman (Arabian Peninsula, Asia-Temperate)
Type locality. Jebel Qara region, 54 km west of Salalah, 1030 metes above sea level.
Habiat end ecology: This species grows on limestone slopes.
Bibliography
Major references and further lectures
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Hassler M. (2017). World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (version Nov 2016). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 30th January 2017 (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. web: http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/bdba899634e046ed7da992092964c80f/synonym/2828ff1af7213ac21b1580a9ad8642e2
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Tom A. McCoy “A surprising new species of Sulcolluma from the Sultanate of Oman” Cactus and Succulent Journal 85(2):60-63. 2013
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