Common name:
Family: Didiereaceae
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Country of Origin: southwest Madagascar
Description: Juvenile plants form a ground-hugging network of plagiotropic stems; mature plants produce upright stems as well. Short shoots are visible as clusters of leaves and spines along the stem.
Uses:
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Source: Matt Opel
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Culture:
Arid-tropical, responds well to generous watering and fertilizing during the warmer months.
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
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- Family: Didiereaceae
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References:
Personal communication with Matt Opel, Sept 20, 1999
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