Apocynaceae
Pachypodium

Pachypodium rutenbergianum Vatke

First published in Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 9: 125 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & W. Madagascar. It is a semisucculent tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Hildebrandt, J.M. [3037] Madagascar K000234105 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Mabberley, D.J. [753] Madagascar K000382853 No
Phillipson, P.B. [1942] Madagascar K000382852 No
Phillipson, P.B. [2281] Madagascar K000382834 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Rapanarivo, S. [14680] Madagascar K000382847 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Rapanarivo, S. [14740] Madagascar K000382848 No
Baron, R. [6289] Madagascar K000382854 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Rapanarivo, S. [14681] Madagascar K000382851 No
Phillipson, P.B. [2358] Madagascar K000382833 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Rapanarivo, S. [14752] Madagascar K000382850 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Rapanarivo, S. [14767] Madagascar K000382849 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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