{"product_id":"pachypodium-rosulatum-subs-cactipes-1","title":"Pachypodium rosulatum subs.cactipes","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-47\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003ePachypodium rosulatum\u003c\/i\u003e subsp. \u003cspan class=\"citation-222\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-222\"\u003ecactipes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-222 citation-end-222\"\u003e (K.Schum.) Lüthy\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-48\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-48\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-221\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-221\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates (Type Locality)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-221 citation-end-221\"\u003e: Northwest of Fort-Dauphin (Tolagnaro) and adjacent areas in the Toliara region, Southern Madagascar (approx. 24°S–25°S, 46°E).\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-48\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate Classification\u003c\/b\u003e: Tropical semi-arid \/ Hot arid climate (BSh \/ BWh).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-48\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-220\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-220\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-220 citation-end-220\"\u003e: Found at elevations starting from 70 meters above sea level.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-219 citation-end-219\"\u003eIt thrives in full sun on well-drained stony or gravelly soils within dry deciduous forests and scrublands, heavily adapted to distinct seasonal shifts between intense wet and prolonged dry periods.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-49\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-49\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagnostic Features\u003c\/b\u003e: Distinguished by a stout, globose caudex with young branches that grow more or less erect. \u003cspan class=\"citation-218 citation-end-218\"\u003eThe spines are weak, needle-like, and reddish, appearing conical on the upper half of the plant.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-217 citation-end-217\"\u003eThe leaves form a rosette at the branch tips;\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-216 citation-end-216\"\u003ethey are dark green above and distinctly white below, with strongly revolute (rolled under) margins.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-215 citation-end-215\"\u003eThe inflorescences produce open-faced, canary-yellow flowers (bright yellow inside, pale yellow outside) characterized by uniquely short, wide corolla tubes and a hairy ovary.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-49\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowth Habit\u003c\/b\u003e: A moderately-growing deciduous caudiciform shrub. It enters strict dormancy during the cool, dry winter season, dropping all its foliage to conserve internal moisture while relying entirely on its prominent basal caudex. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-50\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-50\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003eEtymology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003e: The genus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003ePachypodium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003e derives from the Greek words \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003epachys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003e (thick) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214\"\u003epodion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-214 citation-end-214\"\u003e (foot).\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The subspecies epithet \u003ci\u003ecactipes\u003c\/i\u003e comes from Latin \u003ci\u003ecactus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003epes\u003c\/i\u003e (foot), translating directly to \"cactus-like foot,\" referencing its spiny, swollen basal reservoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_7577202f2f3cf729-50\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/b\u003e: Originally described as an independent species (\u003ci\u003ePachypodium cactipes\u003c\/i\u003e) by Karl Moritz Schumann due to its distinct floral tube morphology and its geographical isolation in the deep south of Madagascar. \u003cspan class=\"citation-213\"\u003eIt was later reduced to a subspecies by botanist Jonas M. Lüthy to accurately reflect its evolutionary placement as the southerly form of the broader \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-213\"\u003ePachypodium rosulatum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-213 citation-end-213\"\u003e complex.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.01|W15-20cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71292673392893,"sku":"71292673392893","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.02|W7cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71292673425661,"sku":"71292673425661","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_0800.jpg?v=1789313320","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/pachypodium-rosulatum-subs-cactipes-1","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}