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Madagascar Ocotillo
Madagascar Ocotillo
Alluaudia procera
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Dry forest
Range
Madagascar
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

This succulent grows in the spiny forests of southern Madagascar. Its thick stems are covered in sharp thorns that store water to survive long droughts.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Didiereaceae
Genus
Alluaudia
Species
Alluaudia procera