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Pachypodium rosulatum
The pachycaule trunk is a morphologically enlarged trunk that stores water so as to survive seasonal drought
transition zone between rainforest and spiny desert, the genus grows in areas where there are significant periods of dry months that range from five months to ten months
I spotted this in the Tsimelahy parcel of Andohahela National Park. Elephant's Foot are one of my favorite plants. It was amazing to see them in the wild.
Spotted on Feb 5, 2006
Submitted on Sep 14, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks craig!
Just awesome! I can imagine how chuffed you were Dan. This is a mightily handsome specimen.