Biology:Pachypodium densiflorum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Pachypodium densiflorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Pachypodium |
Species: | P. densiflorum
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Binomial name | |
Pachypodium densiflorum Baker
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Synonyms | |
Pachypodium brevicalyx (H.Perrier) Pichon |
Pachypodium densiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the Apocynaceae family.[1] It is native to Madagascar . In habitat, it grows on granite rocks in the central plateau of Madagascar.
Description
Pachypodium densiflorum grows from a sizeable, fleshy basal caudex. Shoots growing from the caudex are regularly branched and spiny at the youngest parts. Leaves appear at the top of these shoots during vegetation periods and are lanceolate and deep green. The flowers are yellow and appear on long peduncles.
References
- ↑ "Pachypodium densiflorum Baker". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:80697-1.
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte
Wikidata ☰ Q1252716 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium densiflorum.
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