Pachypodium rutenbergianum Vatke
- Common Name:
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Madagascar
- Habitat: limestone karst's in dry deciduous forest
- Description: Stems 4-8 m tall with swollen trunk to 60 cm in diameter at base; short branches with spines 1 cm long; green leaves 10-15 cm long and 4 cm wide; white flowers.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198800121
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1988
- Bench: 2203 - XER:Spiny Thicket/Socotra/S Africa
- Currently: active - marginal (no foliage)
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-04-2019
- Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Apocynoideae
- Tribe: Malouetieae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
References (external):
Succulents, The Illustrated Dictionary, Sajeva & Costanzo, 1994
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