Biology:Pachypodium horombense

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Short description: Species of plant

Pachypodium horombense
Pachypodium horombense0.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Pachypodium
Species:
P. horombense
Binomial name
Pachypodium horombense
H.Poisson

Pachypodium horombense is a species of Pachypodium endemic to Madagascar . The plant trunk is pachycaul, and typically short and fat. It produces large, campanulate, yellow flowers.[1]

Synonymy

The species was formally known as:

  • Pachypodium rosulatum var. horombense

It is now considered a species in section Densiflora as the floral morphology is significantly different from related species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q291610 entry