Pachypodium (Apocynaceae)A taxonomic monograph of the genus Pachypodium based on herbarium material and living plants of all species. It is a detailed study of the habitats and ecological preferences of most species including a chapter on cultivation, which describes the successes of artificial propagation. |
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acuminate Aloaceae Aloe Apocynaceae baronii basal base Bâthie bispinosum branchlets brevicaule bud length cactipes calcareous rocks calyx carpel cm in diameter cm long corolla tube cotyledons cylindrical Decary densiflorum eburneum ECOLOGY Endemic to Madagascar entire tube Euphorbia Euphorbia milii flowers forming an angle fruit geayi glabrous glabrous inside gracilius grows holotype horombense Humbert ibid Ihosy Inflorescence inopinatum la Bâthie lamerei Lavranos lealii Leeuwenberg & Rapanarivo lobes long as wide Low open deciduous Madag Madagascar Mahajanga Mandritsara mericarps meridionale midrib Nama Karoo namaquanum narrowly obconical obovate obtuse ovary ovate Pachypodium lamerei Pachypodium rutenbergianum Pachypodium species pale green pedicels Peduncle Perrier petiole Pichon pistil pistil head plants Plate pubescent Röösli & Hoffmann rosulatum sand Scrubland secondary veins seeds Sepals sér sofiense South Africa sparsely pubescent spines stamens Stamens with apex stigmoid apex Substrate Succulent succulentum temperature tertiary venation Tetradenia Toliara trunk windsorii