Pachypodium horombense
Pachypodium horombense is a species of Pachypodium endemic to Madagascar. The plant trunk is pachycaul, and typically short and fat. It produces large, campanulate, yellow flowers.
| Pachypodium horombense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pachypodium |
| Species: | P. horombense |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachypodium horombense H.Poisson | |
Synonymy
The species was formally known as:
- Pachypodium rosulatum var. horombense
It is now considered a species in section Densiflora as the floral morphology is significantly different from related species.
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