Accession Data

Pachypodium saundersii

Common Name: Kudu Lily

Family: Apocynaceae

Country of Origin: eastern South Africa to Mozambique

Habitat: rocky areas in dry subtropical scrub

Uses: All parts of the plant are poisonous and it was formerly used to make poison for arrows.

Accession Data

Accession #: 202600003

Accession Date: 2026-02-17 00:00:00

Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2208

Quantity: 1

Provenance: Smith College 2021-0136

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Gentianales

Family: Apocynaceae

SubFamily: Apocynoideae

Tribe: Malouetieae

References

    PlantZAfrica entry on Pachypodium saundersii, accessed Feb. 17, 2026.

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Pachypodium saundersii