octopus-tree
Didierea madagascariensis Baill.
Didierea madagascariensis, known as the octopus tree, is a species in the Didiereaceae family and is native to the spiny thickets of southwestern Madagascar. It was first described by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1880 and serves as the type species for the genus Didierea.
Description
Didierea madagascariensis is a plant species found only in the spiny thickets of southwestern Madagascar. It belongs to the Didiereaceae family and is the type species of the genus Didierea. The species was first scientifically described by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1880.
Other common names
octopus-tree
Distribution
Global · Madagascar
Synonyms
Didierea mirabilis
