Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pachypodium lamerei
- Genus
- Pachypodium
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Madagascar Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Madagascar Palm
Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei) is a species in the Apocynaceae family.

Botanical family
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Madagascar Palm belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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