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Echites bispinosus L.f.
Suppl. Pl. 167. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782] = bispinosa (Although treated as feminine in the past, Echites is masculine)
Family: APOCYNACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Pachypodium bispinosum A.DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 424. 1844 [mid Mar 1844] DC. et al.

Echites bispinosus (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Jojo Lapin
It is one the most floriferous of all species in cultivation.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pachypodium bispinosum A.DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8: 424. 1844 [mid Mar 1844]
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Thick-foot, Bobbejaankos, Kafferkambroo, Kragman, Sterkman
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Dickvoet
CHINESE (中文): 雙刺棒錘樹
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Dvidyglis tukvis
RUSSIAN (Русский): Паxиподиум двуколючковый


2379 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
It is a lovely and unusual plant for a sunny window or greenhouse, with a remarkable caudiciform trunk. (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
24705 xero Xero Sicyos
Echites bispinosus (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Xero Sicyos

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Echites bispinosus (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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The flowers appear with the leaves from June to December at the tips of the branches. (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Echites bispinosus (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Paired spines of Pachypodium bispinosum. (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Cactus Art

16332 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echites bispinosus (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
16333 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echites bispinosus (Pachypodium bispinosum) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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