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Apocynaceae

Pachypodium lamerei Drake

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Pachypodium

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Pachypodium lamerei (Pachypodium lamerei)
FlowerPhoto: Sheelagh Halsey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Madagaskarpalm, Valse Halfmens
Chinese
非洲霸王树

Synonyms

  • Pachypodium champenoisianum Boiteau
  • Pachypodium lamerei var. lamerei
  • Pachypodium lamerei var. ramosum (Costantin & Bois) Pichon
  • Pachypodium ramosum Costantin & Bois
  • Pachypodium rutenbergianum f. lamerei (Drake) Poiss.
  • Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. lamerei (Drake) Poiss.

Flowers

In flower
November (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.