Pachypodium Ornamental Plants

Ancient Pachypodium is a Rare Plant. Ornamental plants this one actually Pachypodium been popular in Indonesia around the beginning of the era of the 1990s. But somehow new in early 2007 for this plant enthusiasts crowded again. And overseas, had more than 1 century, researchers, enthusiasts and collectors of rare plants and collecting plants after supposedly this endangered.

Pachypodium plants that supposedly was believed to have lived for millions of years ago before the era of the rock era, is a plant that can continue to Evolve and can indigenous to the habitat where it grows. Time is an ancient plant remains to survive and lasting until now has been able to attract the interest researchers and collectors of rare plants since the late 18th century.

New species of plants kept Pachypodium born, being able to evolve that occurs in these plants continue to bear a new hybrid species, not only in their natural habitat (Madagascar), but also the entire continent where this plant can grow and evolve. It is said that there are hundreds of species of plants that have not been able Pachypodium identified and classified.

Meanwhile only around 25 species are widely known in the world. In Indonesia, new to this crop in the era of the 1990s, the cultivated species is still limited (approximately less than 15 species that can be found in Indonesia) because of the suitability requirements grow or hindered the problem of protection imposed by country of origin (Madagascar), or other countries in Africa there so plant species of Pachypodium Although very interesting ornamental plant lovers in Indonesia because of the thorny cols and leaf shapes and beautiful flowers.

Pachypodium are native plants (endemic plants) on the island of Madagascar, southern Africa (Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Swaziland).

Many people think Pachypodium like cactus plants, and even some who consider him one of the classic palm plants.