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Pachypodium densiflorum is a spiny caudiciform succulent from central Madagascar, grown for its swollen trunk base and branching shoots. The key to growing it is strong light, very sparing water, and a fast-draining mix.
Pachypodium densiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to Madagascar. In habitat, it grows on granite rocks in the central plateau of Madagascar.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
