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Pachypodium
Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Madagascar and Africa. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
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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.