Pachypodium bispinosum is a succulent shrublet with a large tuberous stem partially buried beneath the soil. The tuber is up to 2 feet (60…
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Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Africa. The name of the genus comes from Greek words "pachus", meaning "thick" and "podion", meaning "foot'.
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Pachypodium lamerei 'Cristatum' (Crested Madagascar Palm) is a semi-deciduous succulent-stemmed tree with a thick, silver-gray crested…
Pachypodium lealii (Bottle Tree) is a shrub or small tree with a thick bottle-shaped trunk almost branchless until the top. It grows up to…
Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. gracilius (Elephant's Foot Plant) is a beautiful caudiciform plant that grows up to 3 feet (90 cm) tall. It…
Pachypodium rosulatum (Elephant's Foot Plant) is a shrubby caudiciform plant with a brownish-silver and almost spineless bottle-shaped…
Pachypodium horombense (Horombe Clubfoot) is a succulent plant that grows up to 5 feet (1.5 m) tall as a shrub or dwarf tree. The plump…
Pachypodium brevicaule is an odd-looking succulent with a gray bulbous multi-branched stem with short spines. The tiny branch nubs sprout…
Pachypodium succulentum is a small succulent shrub with a large tuberous stem with most of its volume lying below the ground level. The…
Pachypodium rutenbergianum (Madagascar Palm) is a small caudiciform tree with branches that are clothed with spines and oblong-lanceolate…
Pachypodium namaquanum (Elephant's Trunk) is a slow-growing succulent with a cylindrical, simple or rarely branched stem covered with…