Didierea madagascariensis
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Didierea madagascariensis is a species of plant in the genus Didierea in the Didiereaceae family. It is the type species of the genus.
description
Didierea madagascariensis grows unbranched or with few, strong and upright shoots that are often curved at the top. The plants reach a height of 4 to 6 meters and a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimeters. On the 0.5 to 5 centimeter long warts 4 strong and radiant thorns are formed, of which the lowest is 4 to 10 centimeters long and the two on the sides are much shorter. The 4, sometimes only 3 or up to 10, linear leaves arise in the center of the areole and are 7 to 15 centimeters long and 0.5 to 1 centimeter wide. They are delicate, gray-green in color and quickly ephemeral.
The abundant flowers completely encompass the upper parts of the shoot. They are pale yellowish to greenish red in color. The fruits are 3 to 5 millimeters in size.
Distribution and systematics
Didierea madagascariensis is widespread in the southwest of Madagascar , from Toliara to south of Morondava , on red, sandy and lime-free soils.
The first description of the species was established in 1880 by Henri Ernest Baillon . The type species of the genus is Didierea madagascariensis Baill.
literature
- DG Rowley: Didierea . In: Urs Eggli (Ed.): Succulents Lexicon Volume 2 Dicotyledonous plants (dicotyledons). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , p. 101.
