Alluaudia procera Drake

Madagascan ocotillo (en), Arbre pieuvre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Didiereaceae > Alluaudia

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry forest and thickets at elevations from 100-450 metres, occasionally to 800 metres, often in association with xerophytic Euphorbia spp.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Alluaudia procera unspecified picture

Distribution

Alluaudia procera world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Alluaudia procera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316435-1
WFO ID wfo-0000943951
COL ID C26J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Didierea procera Alluaudia procera