''Pachypodium geayi'' is a

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of ''

Pachypodium ''Pachypodium'' is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Madagascar and Africa. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae. Genus characteristics All ''Pachypodium'' are succulent plants that exhibit, to varying degrees, t ...

'' that originated from Southwest

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. It has a metallic grey pachycaul trunk and the leaves are thin and grey-green, with a bright pink mid-rib. The plant has white

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

s. ''Pachypodium geayi'' is one of the largest of the Madagascar species.

Gallery

image:Pachypodium geayi.JPG, The trunk of ''Pachypodium geayi'' Image:Pachypodium geayi1.jpg, Pachypodium geayi (1) 1200.jpg, Flower of ''Pachypodium geayi''

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q144916 geayi Endemic flora of Madagascar