Larryleachia

Larryleachia is a genus of stapeliad succulent flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae.

Species^[1]

• Larryleachia cactiformis (Hooker) Plowes
• Larryleachia marlothii (N.E. Brown) Plowes
• Larryleachia perlata (Dinter) Plowes
• Larryleachia picta (N.E.Brown) Plowes
• Larryleachia tirasmontana (Plowes) Plowes

Taxonomy

Larryleachia
Larryleachia cactiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:	Ceropegieae
Genus:	Larryleachia Plowes
Synonyms
Leachia Plowes (non Cassini)

Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the stapeliad genera Richtersveldtia and Notechidnopsis. Marginally more distantly related is a sister branch of related genera including Lavrania and Hoodia.^[2]