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Horticulture

Despite the common name Madagascar palm, Pachypodium lamerei is actually a shrubby succulent, with thick, prickly stems, simple leaves and white / yellow flowers in terminal clusters. The plants rarely flower indoors.
The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, available at www.rhs.org.uk https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/78365/i-Pachypodium-lamerei-i/Details

Medicinal

Early research shows that the plant may contain anti-microbial compounds, as other members of the genus do. These include fatty acid methyl ester (stearic acid methyl ester 1), a mixture of two steroidal aglycones (β-sitosterol 2 and stigmasterol 3), a pentacyclic triterpene (ursolic acid 4) and a steroidal glucoside (β-sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside 5).
Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies of Pachypodium lamerei https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2015.5984

Geographical distribution

  • Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Madagascar

Pachypodium lamerei Drake

Family: APOCYNACEAE
Genus: Pachypodium
Species: lamerei Drake
Common names: Madagascar palm
Distribution summary: Madagascar
Conservation status (IUCN Red List): Not Evaluated
Habit: Succulent
Hardiness: H1a - Heated greenhouse; tropical
Garden status: Not currently grown
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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