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Pachypodium namaquanum
Also called Cobas tree, Elephant's Trunk, Halfmens
Pachypodium namaquanum, also known as halfmens or elephant's trunk, is a Southern African succulent plant in the Dogbane family (Apocynaceae). The genus name Pachypodium is from the Greek for 'thick foot', an allusion to its swollen base, while the species name namaquanum is a reference to Namaqualand.
The succulent plant is native to the arid, rocky mountains of the Richtersveld in the Northern Cape of South Africa and in southern Namibia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pachypodium namaquanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
