Pachypodium geayi
| Pachypodium geayi | |
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| A Pachypodium in Longwood Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pachypodium |
| Species: | P. geayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachypodium geayi | |
Pachypodium geayi is a species of Pachypodium that originated from Southwest Madagascar. It has a metallic grey pachycaul trunk 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.
Gallery[]
The trunk of Pachypodium geayi
Flower of Pachypodium geayi
References[]
- ^ 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.
- Rapanarivo SHJV; Lavranos JJ; Leeuwenberg AJM (1999). Pachypodium (Apocynaceae): Taxonomy, Habitats and Cultivation. CRC Press. ISBN 90-5410-485-6.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pachypodium
- Flora of Madagascar