| Author: |
J. Lavranos & S.. Rapanarivo, 1997 |
| Family: |
APOCYNACEAE |
| Origin: |
Central
Madagascar |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
25
Centimetres |
| Height: |
25
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White -
Cream |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings? |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Pachypodium rosulatum var. eburneum, G. D. Rowley. |
This little member of the
Apocynaceae family was given this name by John Jacob Lavranos and S.H.J.V. Rapanarivo in 1997. It is only found around Mt. Ibity in
the central Madagascar. The caudex can grow to 25 centimetres in
diameter, and given sun enough, it won't grow much higher. The
flowers are white to cream.
The genera name from Greek; pachys; 'thick' and Greek
podion; 'small foot' for the thick caudiciform trunk, formed by
some species. The species name means 'ivory white' for the flowers. |
