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Pachypodium rutenbergianum Vatke
Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 9: 125. 1885 [May 1885]
Family: APOCYNACEAE

Pachypodium rutenbergianum Photo by: © Plantemania
A large specimen growing at the Réunion Island.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pachypodium rutenbergianum Vatke
Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 9: 125. 1885 [May 1885]
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. meridionale H.Perrier
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 311 (1934)
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. sofiense Poiss.
Bull. Trimestriel Acad. Malgache n.s., 6: 3 (1924)
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
CHINESE (中文): 鬼金棒
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Didysis tukvis
MALAGASY: Boadaka, Bontaka, Vontaka, Vohely
RUSSIAN (Русский): Паxиподиум Рутенберга

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Pachypodium rutenbergianum group

  • Pachypodium rutenbergianum Vatke: ( var. rutenbergianum) Plants to 6 m tall, with narrowly elliptic to linear leaves at least 4 times as long as wide; Corolla pure white; Fr less than 3 cm in diameter. Distribution: north and south Madagascar.
  • Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. meridionale H.Perrier: Tallest of the varieties (up to 8 metres tall) but with the smallest fowers, with corolla lobes flushed pink or red-veined. Distribution: SW Madagascar.
  • Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. sofiense Poiss.: Leaves obovate, 1.8-3 times as long as wide; Corolla lobes blunt and only slightly crisped; Fruits to 6 cm in diameter. Distribution: NW Madagascar.


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Pachypodium rutenbergianum in the start of our dry season afer out wet Monsoonal weather. Autumn colours. Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner
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4 meter tall plant. 40+ cm trunk diameter at Cycad International, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner

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Pachypodium rutenbergianum Photo by: © Plantemania
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Pachypodium rutenbergianum Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner

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Pachypodium rutenbergianum Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner
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Night photography. Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner

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Pachypodium rutenbergianum dehiscing seeds. Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner
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Pachypodium rutenbergianum Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner

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