Madagascar ocotillo
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| Alluaudia procera (Drake) Drake |
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Didierea procera Drake |
Madagascar ocotillo or Alluaudia, is a deciduous succulent plant species of the family Didiereaceae. It is native to Madagascar. Although strikingly similar in appearance, it is not closely related to the ocotillo. Young alluaudias form a tangle of stems that last for several years after which a strong central stem develops. The basel stems then die out leaving a tree-like stem that branches higher up on the main trunk.
[edit] References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). Alluaudia procera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.
