Pachypodium ambongense
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Pachypodium ambongense is a plant type from the genus Pachypodium in the family of Hundsgiftgewächse (Apocynaceae).
description
Pachypodium ambongense is a perennial plant , the trunk of which is 1 to 1.5 m high, is smooth and bottle-shaped, and is only sparsely branched. The plant is covered with 5 to 10 cm long thorns that are in pairs. The leaves are elliptical obovate, rounded and 3 to 8 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm wide. The underside is tomentose. The leaf stalks are 2 to 7 mm long.
The flowers are single or in groups of up to five. They are colored white, measure about 5.5 cm in diameter and are 3 to 3.5 cm long. The fruits reach a size of 10 cm.
Systematics
The species was first described in 1924 by Henri Louis Poisson .
Occurrence
The species is endemic to Madagascar .
proof
literature
- DG Rowley: Pachipodium . In: Urs Eggli (Ed.): Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons . Springer Verlag, 2002, ISBN 978-3-540-41966-2 , p. 12.