Alluaudia montagnacii is a spiny succulent with strong vertical branches that arise from a columnar central trunk. It can grow up to 20 …
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Didiereaceae is a small family of just 4 genera and 11 species of flowering plants endemic to south and southwest Madagascar. It contains 20 species classified in 3 subfamilies and 6 genera. Species of the family are succulent plants, growing in sub-arid to arid habitats. Several are known as ornamental plants in specialist succulent collections. The subfamily Didiereoideae is endemic to the southwest of Madagascar, where the species are characteristic elements of the spiny thickets.
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Alluaudia ascendens is a spiny succulent tree with heart-shaped leaves growing directly from the trunk. It grows up to 40 feet (12 m) tall…
Alluaudia procera (Madagascar Ocotillo) is an unusual spiny succulent shrub or small tree with paired rounded leaves and grey spines that…