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Thus there are hardly any documented individuals in the wild.\u003cp\u003eThe caudex is iregullary roundish with structurally well-defined holes for the ants' burrows. 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S. major looks as if it was from another planet.\u003cp\u003eThe caudex is of dark, globular appearance. The long leaf-bearing branches arise from it sporadically at large distances from each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hollow caudex can reach a diameter of 17 cm and a length of 24 cm, the whole plant 40 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entrances for the ants, which are evenly distributed over the caudex surface, look almost nubby.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AW (ドイツ)","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":49119127208171,"sku":"AW-Sq_maj.1","price":96890.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"M","offer_id":49119127240939,"sku":"AW-Sq_maj.2","price":121120.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4003\/6843\/files\/Squamellaria_major__Taveuni__Fiji__1.webp?v=1786447542"},{"product_id":"squamellaria-jebbiana-taveuni-island-fiji-sq-jebb-tv","title":"Squamellaria jebbiana (Taveuni Island, Fiji)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on genetic data, the species, originally described as \u003ci\u003eHydnophytum\u003c\/i\u003e, has since been reclassified into the genus \u003ci\u003eSquamellaria\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecimens collected from other islands in the Fiji Archipelago, which were originally described as Hydnophytum, are in fact \u003ci\u003eSquamellaria tenuiflorum\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eS. wilkinsonii\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are the ‘classic Squamellaria species’: Squamellaria grayi, huxleyana, imberbis and major.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA striking feature is the ‘hairy’ caudices, although these ‘hairs’ are in fact numerous roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AW (ドイツ)","offers":[{"title":"Individual clone from seeds - individual seedling (ISC) \/ S","offer_id":49119129993451,"sku":"Sq_jebb_Tv.2","price":48450.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"Individual clone from seeds - individual seedling (ISC) \/ M","offer_id":49119130026219,"sku":"Sq_jebb_Tv.1","price":72670.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4003\/6843\/files\/Squamellaria_jebbiana__Taveuni_Island__F_1.webp?v=1786447563"},{"product_id":"squamellaria-imberbis-vanua-levu-fiji-aw-sq-imb","title":"Squamellaria imberbis (Vanua Levu, Fiji)","description":"Squamellaria imberbis is considered endemic to the island of Vanua Levu in the Fiji archipelago. The hollow caudex can reach 18 cm in diameter, while the long branches give the plant an overall size of 60 cm.\u003cp\u003eS. imberbis is covered with a dense carpet of bristle-like structures, in which the caudex entrances are occasionally found.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AW (ドイツ)","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":49119133860075,"sku":"AW-Sq_imb.1","price":48450.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"M","offer_id":49119133892843,"sku":"AW-Sq_imb.2","price":72670.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/4003\/6843\/files\/Squamellaria_imberbis__Vanua_Levu__Fiji__1.webp?v=1786447602"},{"product_id":"squamellaria-guppyanum-x-kajewskii-artificial-hybrid-aw-sqx-guppxkaje","title":"Squamellaria guppyanum x kajewskii (artificial hybrid)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince there are also plants in nature that cannot be clearly assigned to either species, I tried to create a hybrid of the two species that occur together to test whether the plants in question could be natural hybrids and whether hybrids are possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was successful, as both species are dioecious. Pollen from \u003ci\u003eS. kajewskii\u003c\/i\u003e was applied to female labelled flowers of \u003ci\u003eS. guppyanum\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a plant whose caudex is reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eS. kajewskii \u003c\/i\u003ewithout the clear symmetry of the species. As I like this one very much, I cross-pollinated some flowers again. Here are the resulting plants. Only a few seedlings available!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSquamellaria guppyanum\u003c\/i\u003e is the closest relative of \u003ci\u003eSquamellaria kajewskii\u003c\/i\u003e. 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