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Madagascar Palm
Madagascar Palm
Pachypodium lamerei
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Dry forest
Range
Madagascar
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

This sun-loving succulent uses its thick, spiny trunk to store water like a living canteen in the dry forests of Madagascar. It is easily spotted by the crown of long green leaves that sits atop its prickly stem like a tiny palm tree.

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
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Pachypodium
Species
Pachypodium lamerei