| Author: |
J.M.H.A. Perrier de la Bâthie, 1953 |
| Family: |
BOMBACACEAE* |
| Origin: |
North
Madagascar |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2 Metres |
| Height: |
25 Metres |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Bombacaceae* family was
given this name by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in
1953. It is found around Bay al Antsiranana and Antsahampano in
northern Madagascar, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow
to two metres and the giant succulent can reach a height of 25
metres. The flowers are white.
The genera is named after the French naturalist Michel Adanson,1727-1806.
The species name means after the
region of Diégo Suarez = Antsiranana.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Bombacaceae
is
now part of the Malvaceae.
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