Pachypodium namaquanum (Wyley ex Harv.) Welw.

Common Name: Halfmens
Family: Apocynaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: northwestern South Africa and southern Namibia
Habitat: Arid succulent karoo, on rocky hills and ridges

Accession Data:

Accession # 201600196
Source: Ken Mosher via Matt Opel
Accession Date: 12-14-2016
Bench: 2203 - XER:Spiny Thicket/Socotra/S Africa
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-19-2025
Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid I
Order: Gentianales
SubOrder:
Family: Apocynaceae
SubFamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Malouetieae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Namibia

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
Straight out of Seussville at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
Pachypodium namaquanum at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Thursday, January 25, 2018.

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