ON THIS PLANT
Pachypodium rutenbergianum is a species of Pachypodium native to Madagascar. The plant can reach 3 to 8 m high, and its trunk up to 60 cm in diameter at base. The plant has short branches and 1-cm long spines. Leaves are green and 10 to 15 cm long, 4 cm wide. Its flowers are white.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Pachypodium
- Family
- Apocynaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Madagascar palm
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