Pachypodium succulentum

Pachypodium succulentum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Pachypodium
Species:	P. succulentum
Binomial name
*Pachypodium succulentum* (L.f.) Sweet

Pachypodium succulentum is a member of the Apocynaceae family native to the Cape Provinces and the Free State province of South Africa.^[1]

Description

True to its name, P. succulentum is characterised by its sturdy water-holding swallowed-stem base. Thin, near-straight shoots grow from this base to a height of around 1.6 feet and are covered in 0.8 inch thorns that come in pairs. Leaves are found on the upper parts of the shoots and are narrow, dark green, lanceolate and feature venation. Flowers are pink or white.

References

↑ "Pachypodium succulentum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), retrieved 2015-08-09

The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte

Pachypodium

General information	Genus overview Morphology Taxonomy Habitats History

Species	P. ambongense P. baronii P. bicolor P. bispinosum P. brevicaule P. cactipes P. decaryi P. densiflorum P. eburneum P. geayi P. gracilius P. horombense P. inopinatum P. lamerei P. lealii P. makayense P. meridionale P. menabeum P. namaquanum P. rosulatum P. rutenbergianum P. saundersii P. sofiense P. succulentum P. windsorii

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