Pachypodium namaquanum

Pachypodium namaquanum
Pachypodium namaquanum[1]
In Richtersveld National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Pachypodium
Species:
P. namaquanum
Binomial name
Pachypodium namaquanum
(Wyley ex Harv.) Welw.

Pachypodium namaquanum, also known as halfmens or elephants trunk, is a succulent plant of Southern Africa. The genus name Pachypodium is from the Greek for 'thick foot', an allusion to its swollen base, while the species name namaquanum is a reference to Namaqualand.

  1. ^ painting possibly by Robert Jacob Gordon circa 1780
  2. ^ Timberlake, J.R. 2021. Pachypodium namaquanum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T31142A146814359. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T31142A146814359.en. Accessed on 23 May 2024.