| Didierea madagascariensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Didiereaceae |
| Genus: | Didierea |
| Species: | D. madagascariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Didierea madagascariensis Baill. (1880) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Alluaudiopsis marnieriana |
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Didierea madagascariensis, commonly known as the Octopus tree,[1] is a species of Didiereaceae endemic to the spiny thickets of Madagascar. It was first described scientifically by the French botanist Henri Ernest Baillon in 1880.[2] The type species of the genus Didierea, it is a densely spiny succulent and can grow up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall.[3]