| Pachypodium lamerei | |
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| In Cactualdea, Tocodoman, Gran Canaria, Spain | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pachypodium |
| Species: | P. lamerei
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachypodium lamerei Drake
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Pachypodium lamerei is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a stem succulent, photosynthesizing mainly through its trunk, and comes from the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. It has large thorns and leaves mostly just at the top of the plant, and large, fragrant flowers. The species has become one of the best known pachypodiums in cultivation, being relatively easy to propagate and grow. In cultivation it is often marketed as the Madagascar palm,[2] despite its not being a palm at all. A variety called "Ramosum" has been described. It is distinguished mostly by a dwarf growth habit and its more rounded corolla lobe.[3]
- ^ Razafiniary, V. (2020). "Pachypodium lamerei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T69222038A69226017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T69222038A69226017.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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