- (treelike)
species of
Cactaceae are
pachycauls, as are most of the Arecaceae,
Cycadaceae and Pand****. The most
extreme pachycauls are the floodplains, or river-bottom...
- that exhibit, to
varying degrees, the
morphological characteristics of
pachycaul trunks and spinescence.
These are the most
general features of the genus...
- close-up of
colossal specimen,
Ghana Adenium obesum trunk of
extreme pachycaul specimen,
Socotra Pachypodium lamerei wild
specimen of
maximum height...
- and the
southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman).
These are long-lived
pachycauls;
radiocarbon dating has
shown some
individuals to be over 2,000 years...
- semi-arid or seasonally-dry regions, many
mature into water-storing
pachycauls, or "caudiciformes"—a
common colloquial term to
describe plants that normally...
- term caudiciform,
literally meaning stem-like, is
sometimes used to mean
pachycaul, thick-stemmed.
Caudices should not be
confused with
lignotubers which...
- or cultivar). It can grow to 0.12–5 m (0.39–16.40 ft) in height, with
pachycaul (disproportionately large)
stems and a stout,
swollen basal caudex (a...
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Missionary Society. London: 60. Wickens, G. E.; Lowe, P. (2008). The Baobabs:
Pachycauls of Africa,
Madagascar and Australia.
Springer Netherlands. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4020-6430-2...
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September 2021. G. E. Wickens; Pat Lowe (2008). The baobabs:
pachycauls of Africa,
Madagascar and Australia. Springer. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4020-6430-2...
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September 2018. Wickens, G.E.; Lowe, P. (2008). The Baobabs:
Pachycauls of Africa,
Madagascar and Australia.
Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4020-6430-2...
