Pachypodium geayi

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Pachypodium geayi
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A Pachypodium in Longwood Gardens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Pachypodium
Species:
P. geayi
Binomial name
Pachypodium geayi

Pachypodium geayi is a species of Pachypodium in the Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) that originated from Southwest Madagascar. It has a succulent, metallic grey pachycaul trunk with uniformly spaced thorns, and the leaves are thin and grey-green, with a bright pink mid-rib. The plant has white flowers. Pachypodium geayi is one of the largest of the Madagascar species.

References

  1. Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group (2015). "Pachypodium geayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T70102635A70145768. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T70102635A70145768.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.