| Author: |
John Jacob Lavranos, 1996 | |
Family: |
APOCYNACEAE |
| Origin: |
N-W Madagascar |
| Soil: |
Mix - Sandy |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
50 Centimetres |
| Height: |
40 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Yellowish-White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Or is it:
Pachypodium
rosulatum var. inopinatum, G.D.Rowley, 1998. |
This member of the Apocynaceae
family
was given this name by John Jacob Lavranos in 1996. It is found in
Mahajanga; Madagascar, growing in a sandy or other well drained soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to
50 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellowish white.
The genera name
from Greek; pachys; 'thick' and Greek podion; 'small
foot' for the thick caudiciform trunk, formed by some species. The
species name is from the Latin inopinatus, meaning 'unexpected'. |
