Didierea madagascariensis Baill. is a plant in the Didiereaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Didierea madagascariensis Baill. (Didierea madagascariensis Baill.)
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Didierea madagascariensis Baill.

Didierea madagascariensis Baill.

Didierea madagascariensis is a semi-succulent woody spiny shrub to small tree from the Didiereoideae subfamily, growing up to 10 m tall.

Family
Genus
Didierea
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Didierea madagascariensis Baill.

Like all species in the subfamily Didiereoideae, Didierea madagascariensis Baill. is a semi-succulent woody plant that grows as a shrub or small tree. It is densely covered in spines and can reach up to 10 metres (33 feet) in height. Its spines are arranged in whorls, most commonly consisting of four spines each. Its leaves are small, narrow-lanceolate in shape, and arranged in rosettes.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Didiereaceae Didierea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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