Apocynaceae
Pachypodium

Pachypodium horombense Poiss.

First published in Bull. Trimestriel Acad. Malgache, n.s., 6: 165 (1922-1923 publ. 1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central Madagascar. It is a caudex subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Baron, R. [256], Madagascar K000234107 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Decary, R. [4648], Madagascar K000382808 No
Jan 1, 1997 Decary, R. [3262], Madagascar K000382810 No
Jan 1, 1997 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [14630], Madagascar K000382809 No
Jan 1, 1997 Dorr, L.J. [3149], Madagascar K000382806 No
Jan 1, 1997 Bernardi, L. [11244], Madagascar K000382812 No
Jan 1, 1997 Lam, H.J. [5527], Madagascar K000382807 No
Jan 1, 1997 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [14634], Madagascar K000382811 No
Jan 1, 1997 Perrier de la Bâthie, H. [16536], Madagascar K000382805 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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