Madagascan plants with photos - Plantae

Pachypodium cactipes - A squat pachy caul
with a smooth trunk that turns silv er gray as it
ages. Af ter the plant f irst f lowers, it begins to
branch until it f orms a head of short, thick,
tapered branches with groups of leav es
sprouting f rom the tips of the
branches.Blooms in the late winter and early
spring bef ore the leav es appear. The openf
aced canary y ellow f lowers are carried at the
end of long stalks.
Commiphora guilaumini - Occurs in dry
deciduous f orests of western Madagascar. The
bark f lakes to rev eal the green stems beneath.
Commiphora humbertii - Dev elops a thick
club-shaped trunk. Glossy bright green
deciduous leav es. Much-branched shrub to
small tree. Great f or bonsai culture.Green
stem cov ered in a f laky , cream-coloured bark.
Rhigozum madacascariensis - An ideal
shrub or small tree to bring lif e to gardens in
dry areas where water is in short supply . It
turns into a spectacular showy sight af ter the
f irst rains in spring or early summer when it is
cov ered in a mass of bright y ellow f lowers.
When rain is sporadic it may hav e sev eral
f lushes of bloom.
Hibiscus ferrugineus - A shrub of up to 1.6m
in height with lov ely bright red f lowers and
hairy leav es.
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