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Accession Data:

Alluaudia procera Drake

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Didiereaceae Radlk. ex Drake

  • Country of Origin: Madagascar
  • Habitat: dry, desrt-like southwestern portion of the island

  • Description: stems covered w/ brachyplast leaves in rainy season.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200033
  • Source: Al Boyer
  • Accession Date: 02-29-1992
  • Bench: 2202 - XER:Madagascar Spiny Thicket B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-16-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Didiereaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021

References (internal):

  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Madagascar

References (external):

data regenerated on Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:57:06 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Didiereaceae

  • Alluaudia ascendens W/C
  • Alluaudia comosa
  • Alluaudia dumosa W/C
  • Alluaudia humbertii
  • Alluaudia montagnacii
  • Alluaudia procera
  • Ceraria pygmaea
  • Decarya madagascariensis
  • Didierea trollii
  • Portulacaria afra 'variegata'
  • Portulacaria afra
  • Portulacaria afra 'Cork Bark'
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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