Pachypodium namaquanum, also known as halfmens or elephant's trunk, is a succulent plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to the arid, rocky mountains of the Richtersveld in South Africa's Northern Cape and southern Namibia. It grows as a single thick, spine-covered, warty stem typically 2.5 meters tall, occasionally reaching 5 meters, topped with a crown of leaves. Its tubular, velvet-textured flowers appear from August to October. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Plantae, Taxa Source Pachypodium namaquanum (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Namibia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
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1. Pachypodium namaquanum (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
lvet-textured flowers appear from August to October. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
2. Pachypodium namaquanum (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q149354 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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