Pachypodium densiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the Apocynaceae family.[1] It is native to Madagascar. In habitat, it grows on granite rocks in the central plateau of Madagascar.
Pachypodium densiflorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Pachypodium |
Species: | P. densiflorum
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Binomial name | |
Pachypodium densiflorum | |
Synonyms | |
Pachypodium brevicalyx (H.Perrier) Pichon |
Description
editPachypodium densiflorum grows from a sizeable, fleshy basal caudex. Shoots growing from the caudex are regularly branched and spiny at the youngest parts. Leaves appear at the top of these shoots during vegetation periods and are lanceolate and deep green. The flowers are yellow and appear on long peduncles.
References
edit- ^ "Pachypodium densiflorum Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte