PACHYPODIUM ROSULATUM
Author:
John Gilbert Baker, 1882
Family:
APOCYNACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
J. Bot. 20: 219 (1882)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10-100 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Pachypodium cactipes K. Schum. 1895.
Pachypodium drakei Costantin & Bois, 1907.
Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. bemarahense, Lüthy & Lavranos
Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. bicolor, Lüthy.
Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. cactipes, Lüthy
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Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. gracilius, Lüthy.
Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. makayense, Lüthy. (Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. makayense, Jonas Lüthy, 2004 = Pachypodium makayense, John Jacob Lavranos, 2004).(Pachypodium rosulatum var. inopinatum, G.D. Rowley = Pachypodium inopinatum, John Jacob Lavranos, 1996)
This member of the Apocynaceae family was described by John Gilbert Baker in 1882. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem will grow up from ten to 100 centimetres in diameter and reach a height of 25 centimetres. The flowers are yellow.
The genera name from Greek; pachys; 'thick' and Greek podion; 'small foot' for the thick caudiciform trunk, formed by some species. The species name means 'leaves borne in a rosette'. This one is P. r. var. horombense seen in Madagascar. A flowering wild plant from Palkowitschia.cz.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
