Pachypodium horombense

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Pachypodium horombense

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Pachypodium
Species: P. horombense
Binomial name
Pachypodium horombense

Pachypodium horombense is a species of Pachypodium found in Madagascar and arid regions of continental Africa. The plant trunk is pachycaule, and typically short and fat. It produces large, bell shaped, yellow flowers.

[edit] Synonymy

The species is also known as:

  • Pachypodium rosulatum var. horombense
Genus Pachypodium
General information: Genus overview | Morphology | Taxonomy | Habitats | History
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