Ashoka Posted June 10, 2007 (edited) A friend of mine was given the plant below as a sceletium. It is clearly not a Sceletium, but what is it then? My friend said it was active and he used it many times. The mother plant and a cutting. Closeup of motherplant: Edited June 10, 2007 by Ashoka Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Ashoka Posted June 13, 2007 No ideas whatsoever? Do you at least agree that the plant in question is not a Sceletium? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 XipeTotec Posted June 13, 2007 No ideas whatsoever? Do you at least agree that the plant in question is not a Sceletium? doesnt look like any I have Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Auxin Posted June 13, 2007 Havent a clue, just wanted to say its good to see your still around been a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 nothinghead Posted June 14, 2007 looks nothing like a sceletium to me, have no idea what it is though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Vertmorpheus Posted June 14, 2007 I only have one scelly but it seems legit (that CT is nice bloke)... a lot like my Aptena but not the same... the thing in your photos reminds me a lot of angular pigface (Carpobrotus glaucescens) , but a little less angular, the AP is Aizoaceae too, so maybe your mate got lucky with a new find if it is active. A lot of my succs tend to shapeshift in terms of leaf size and growth habits depending on water/food/light. suck it and see? GD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 xerimyco Posted June 15, 2007 Looks more like Crassulaceae than Aizoaceae to me. Maybe a green Crassula capitella "Campfire". It's active? How? Orally? What are the effects? How did your friend find out about it? Very interesting. I just went out and harvested a leaf of the crassula I mentioned above (from an almost dead plant), and to my surprise, it was somewhat bitter. Please tell us more about your friends experiences with this plant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Torsten Posted June 15, 2007 Looks more like Crassulaceae than Aizoaceae to me. I agree. Yes, give us the low down on activity please.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Ashoka Posted June 30, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the replies. Someone from the netherlands sent a cutting of this plant to my friend and I guess they believed it to be a Sceletium. Concerning the effects my friend used to chew the leaves straight off the plant and said he felt stimulated afterwards. I tried it with him once, but I can't recall any specific effects since I was drunk at the time. Maybe I should bioassay it again. Does the Crassulaceae contain anything poisonous? Auxin, I lurk here often, but post rarely. This forum is one of the best on ethnobotany on the net. Edited June 30, 2007 by Ashoka Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A friend of mine was given the plant below as a sceletium. It is clearly not a Sceletium, but what is it then? My friend said it was active and he used it many times.
The mother plant and a cutting.
Closeup of motherplant:
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