1. Common Name: Madagascar Palm
Scientific name: Pachypodium lamerei
Clade: Vascular seed-producing Angiosperm.
Date Collected: 4.21.2011
Location Collected: UC Berkeley Campus Botanical Garden.
Habitat: Found in Africa regions such as Madagascar. Best suited for very dry, arid regions, such as the circumstances Africa presents.
Nativity: Not native to the state of California, it is found primarily in Madagascar.
Special Notes: Despite it being called the Madagascar Palm, the plant is not a palm at all. It is a stem succulent that rarely branches and that is covered with sharp spines.
Resources: http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/PACHYPODIUM/Pachypodium_lameirei/Pachypodium_lamerei/Pachypodium_lamerei.htm
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