Genus: Pachypodium
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Apocynaceae > Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Of the 18 species, 13 are native to Madagascar and five are native to arid
regions of southern Africa. Two species from Madagascar are cultivated in
the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
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