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This column is from
Swaziland
Only 30 cm caudex
50 cm caudex
The habitat in northern Swaziland
The flowers are a bit rose or pink
50 cm caudex
40 cm caudex and fat stems
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This member of the Apocynaceae family was first described by Nicholas
Edward Brown in
1892. It is found in Southern Africa, growing in summertime in a
well-drained soil with some water in summer, can do with some sun and
stands lots of sun. The caudex gets 50 centimetres, the stems reaches
one meter and a half. The flowers are white to light rose, and it can only be reproduced by seeds.
I found mine in Tokkerup in 2003.
Pachypodium saundersii was
named after a botanist who found it in South Africa in the late 1800's.
'Pachypodium' means 'thick foot', referring to the thickened stem or
caudex.
I found two populations in
northern Swaziland. Both on exposed sandstone, and reaching 50
centimetres in diameter fro the caudex. The flowers were light rose.
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