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Madagascan plants with photos - Plantae

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Adansonia suarezensis - Suarez Baobab.<br />

Endangered in its natural habitat. Up to 25m<br />

tall <strong>with</strong> a trunk diameter of 2m. Flat topped<br />

crow <strong>with</strong> almost horisontal branches. Palmate<br />

(handshaped) leav es and white f lowers.<br />

Adansonia rubrostipa - (Adansonia f ony ).<br />

The smallest baobab of Madacascar (about 4 -<br />

5m in height). a distinctiv e and rather bizarrelooking<br />

tree, <strong>with</strong> a massiv e, smooth, swollen<br />

trunk, and a relativ ely compact crown of short,<br />

thick branches. Flowers are bright y ellow to<br />

orange y ellow.<br />

Adansonia za - The most widespread of the<br />

<strong>Madagascan</strong> baobabs grows between 5 and<br />

30m in height.It usually has a single,<br />

cy lindrical or slightly tapering trunk. Bark -<br />

grey . The f lowers are y ellow <strong>with</strong> a red caly x<br />

Cyphostemma elephantopus - Elephant-f oot<br />

grape tree. Massiv e, abov e-ground f lask-like<br />

caudex <strong>with</strong> a tapering shape, a bit like an<br />

elephant’s f oot.<br />

Euclinia suavissima - Deciduous tree related<br />

to Gardenia <strong>with</strong> large, f rangrant, showy white<br />

f lowers appearing bef ore the new leav es in<br />

spring.<br />

R 150.00<br />

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