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Didierea procera Drake
Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. 3, Sci. Vie cxxxiii. 241.
Family: DIDIEREACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Alluaudia procera Drake
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1903, ix. 37.

Didierea procera (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This is an interesting succulent and one that is not seen in every collection. This plant matures into a vertical tower of stems reaching over 18 m high (in habitat).

Synonyms:

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Octopus tree, Madagascar Ocotillo, Madagascan Ocotillo, African Ocotillo
MALAGASY: Fantsilohitra, Fantsiholitra



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Lovely pattern. (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal
17548 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Didierea procera (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Didierea procera (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Xero Sicyos
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Didierea procera (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Didierea procera (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Didierea procera (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Cactus Art

1175 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
In winter the plant loose all it leaves. (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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It should be cut back to encourage branching, and the process repeated. (Alluaudia procera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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