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Pachypodium
Sign in to savePachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Madagascar and Africa. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAngola, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe
Observations recorded5,517
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- With media
- 26
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- CAS, MARY, MNHN, BPBM, ASU, MO
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Genus characteristics
- Morphology
- Adaptive features
- Pachycaul trunks
- Spinescence
- Taxonomy
- Number of species
- Affinities within the Apocynaceae
- Distribution and habitats
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Protection status
- History of the genus
- Natural history
- Vernacular names
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Madagascar and Africa. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
==Genus characteristics== All Pachypodium are succulent plants that exhibit, to varying degrees, the morphological characteristics of pachycaul trunks and spinescence. These are the most general features of the genus and can be considered distinguishing characteristics.
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