Jumanji Clone is a sculptural Gymnocalycium mihanovichii with knobby, reptilian ribs, mottled green variegation, and a distinctly pup-forming base.

Jumanji Clone earns its name on first glance. The body is a medium to deep green broken by irregular lighter green mottling, giving the surface a scaled, reptilian cast rather than the cleaner striping or flatter marbling seen in more ordinary forms. Broad ribs rise and buckle into pronounced chin-like tubercles, creating a heavily sculpted profile with a rugged, almost hide-like texture. Short, slender, straw-colored spines emerge from small tan to cream areoles, adding punctuation without obscuring the skin-like patterning.

Reported provenance places this clone as a unique cross from a T-Rex breeding line selected for reptilian-like skin appearance, and that description fits the plant remarkably well. Jumanji Clone carries that theme through every visible feature: irregular knobby architecture, mottled green patternation, and a low, muscular body that looks carved rather than merely grown. The main body is already showing a basal pupping habit, with offsets gathering at the base and reinforcing its appeal as a clone with both presence and character.

Clone Characteristics

• Body color: Medium to deep green with mottled lighter green patternation.
• Variegation: Variegated
• Variegation pattern: Mottled green patternation with irregular lighter green areas creating a reptilian-like appearance.
• Ribs: Broad, irregularly knobby ribs with pronounced chin-like tubercles and a sculpted reptilian appearance.
• Spines: Short, slender, straw-colored spines arising from small tan to cream areoles; lightly armed overall.
• Growth form: One main body with visible basal pups.
• Offsets: Produces pups from the base.
• Distinctive traits: Named Jumanji Clone; reported as a unique cross from a T-Rex breeding line selected for reptilian-like skin appearance; medium to deep green body with irregular lighter green mottling; strongly sculpted, knobby ribs with pronounced chin-like tubercles; visible basal pupping habit.
• Root status: unknown
• Known stability: Unknown

Origin & Provenance

• Source country: Thailand
• Provenance notes: Obtained from Thailand. Reported as a unique cross from a T-Rex breeding line selected for a reptilian-like skin appearance.

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