Pachypodium lamerei

Taxobox
name = "Pachypodium lamerei"


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Pachypodium lamerei" in the Quail Botanical Gardens.
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Apocynaceae
genus = "Pachypodium"
species = "P. lamerei"
binomial = "Pachypodium lamerei"
binomial_authority = Drake

"Pachypodium lamerei" is a species of "Pachypodium". It has large thorns and leaves mostly just at the top of the plant. It is a stem succulent and comes from the island Madagascar. The plant bears 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", despite in not being a palm at all. A variety called "Ramosum" has been described. It is distinguished mostly by a dwarf growth habit.

ee also

*succulent plant

External links

* [http://plantsdatabase.com/go/509/ Plants Database: Detailed information on Madagascar Palm ("Pachypodium lamerei")]
* [http://www.pachypodium.org/pachy/lamerii.htm Pachypodium.org: lamerii]