Apocynaceae
Pachypodium

Pachypodium ambongense Poiss.

First published in Bull. Trimestriel Acad. Malgache, n.s., 6: 162 (1922-1923 publ. 1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Madagascar. It is a semisucculent shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lüthy, J.M. (2004). Another look at the Pachypodiums of Madagascar. Bradleya. Yearbook of the British Cactus and Succulent Society 22: 85-130.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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