{"product_id":"uncarina-stellulifera","title":"Uncarina stellulifera","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the rarest member of this caudiciform genus endemic to Madagascar, Uncarina stellulifera grows on the Mahafaly limestone plateau near the spiny forest and port city of Tulear. Its range covers only about 500 square kilometers, relatively little territory on the fourth largest island in the world. This pink-flowered species is probably even rarer in cultivation, where the yellow-flowered U. decaryi and U. grandidieri are more frequently seen. Its highly saturated blooms, sometimes streaked with intricate white striations, almost resemble Adenium despite this genus being in the sesame family.\u003cbr\u003e\nLike other Uncarina, it produces notorious “mousetrap” seed pods armed with formidable hooked spines. In this species, however, the hooks are too large and widely spaced to clasp the fur of small mammals effectively. They are thought to have instead attached to the feet of Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds, the largest birds known to have ever lived. Their disappearance would have left the plant without its primary seed disperser, helping explain its rarity. Our plants are rarely offered seed grown examples, ideal for succulent bonsai or an unusual landscape specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52676288512280,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/uncarinastellulifera.png?v=1789326579","url":"https:\/\/rareplantcatalog.com\/products\/uncarina-stellulifera","provider":"Rare Plant Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}