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Didierea madagascariensis,
commonly known as the
octopus tree, is a
species of
Didiereaceae endemic to the
spiny thickets of
southwestern Madagascar. It...
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Based on
molecular phylogeny conducted Alluaudia, Alluaudiopsis, and
Didierea from the
family are all
supported as monophyletic.
Relationships within...
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Didierea is a
genus of
succulent flowering plants in the
family Didiereaceae. It is
dedicated to
naturalist Alfred Grandidier (1836-1921).
Species of Didierea...
- 1929
Decarya madagascariensis Choux 1929
Didierea Baillon 1880
Didierea madagascariensis Baillon 1880
Didierea trollii Capuron & Rauh 1961 Key to the genera...
- Order:
Caryophyllales Family:
Didiereaceae Genus:
Alluaudia Species: A. ascendens
Binomial name
Alluaudia ascendens Drake Synonyms Didierea ascendens Drake...
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Octopus tree is a
common name for
several plants and may
refer to:
Didierea madagascariensis, a
densely spiny succulent plant in the
family Didiereaceae...
- Weberocereus,
Yungasocereus Didiereaceae: Alluaudia, Alluaudiopsis, Decaria,
Didierea Molluginaceae:
Hypertelis Phytolaccaceae:
Phytolacca Portulacaceae: Amphipetalum...
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Caryophyllales Dianthus caryophyllus Didiereaceae (octopus-tree family)
Didierea, for
Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921) 6 genera, all in
Madagascar Arid-climate...
- 2 mi)
north of the
Tropic of Capricorn.
Plants include Commiphora, baobab,
Didierea madagascariensis, Kalanchoe,
Pachypodium and
Alluaudia procera.
Mouse lemurs...
- from sea
level to 400
meters elevation. It
often grows with
species of
Didierea and Euphorbia. The
plant is
threatened by
habitat destruction from human-caused...
