Pachypodium
| Pachypodium | |
|---|---|
| The pachycaul trunk of Pachypodium lamerei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Gentianales | 
| Family: | Apocynaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae | 
| Tribe: | Malouetieae | 
| Genus: | Pachypodium Lindl. | 
| Species | |
| Pachypodium ambongense | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Madagascar and Africa. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae.