PACHYPODIUM SOFIENSE
Author:
J.M.H.A. Perrier de la Bâthie, 1934
Family:
APOCYNACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Perrier, H. E. P. (1934). In: Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 311.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10-50 Centimetres
Height:
2-8 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. perrieri Poiss. 1924.
Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. sofiense Poiss. 1924.
This member of the Apocynaceae family was given this name by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in 1934. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem can grow from ten to 50 centimetres in diameter, and the plant can reach a height from two to eight metres. The flowers are white to pale yellow.
The genera name from Greek; pachys; 'thick' and Greek podion; 'small foot' for the thick caudiciform trunk, formed by some species. The species is named after a Sofia, the river in the north-western Madagascar. Photo by Baja Costero, Garden.org.
Flower
White - Pale Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
