Madagascar Palm

Pachypodium lamerei

"Pachypodium lamerei" is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a stem succulent, photosynthesizing mainly through its trunk, and comes from the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa.
Pachypodium lamerei or Madagascar palm cactus This is neither a cactus or a palm Geotagged,Pachypodium lamerei,Spring,United States

Appearance

"Pachypodium lamerei" has a tall, silvery-gray trunk covered with sharp 6.25 cm spines. Long, narrow leaves grow only at the top of the trunk, like a palm tree. It rarely branches. Plants grown outdoors will reach up to 6 m, but when grown indoors it will slowly reach 1.2–1.8 m tall.

Plants grown outdoors develop large, white, fragrant flowers at the top of the plant. They rarely flower indoors.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusPachypodium
SpeciesP. lamerei