Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Pachypodium | Species: Pachypodium lamerei Drake |
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| Synonym | Pachypodium lamerei var. ramosum (Costantin & Bois) Pichon; P. ramosum Costantin & Bois | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Madagascan Palm | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Madagascan Palm, Club Foot | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | July-Sept | |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod look like cucumbers |
| Habitat | Arid to Sub tropical areas | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Arid to Sub tropical Africa, Often cultivated in gardens in India | Bark Details | Stem swollen when mature. Bark smooth, silvery-gray, intensely spiny grey. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous succulent shrub (ofen tree) up to 3 m tall. Stem swollen when mature. Bark smooth, silvery-gray, intensely spiny grey. Leaves simple, green lanceloted, spirally arranged, just at the top of the plant Flowers white with yellow centre. Fruit a pod look like cucumbers | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, green lanceloted, spirally arranged, just at the top of the plant |
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