Didiereaceae

Didiereaceae Drake del Castillo (1903)

Family of spiny succulent plants endemic to Madagascar, especially the spiny forest (thicket) of the island's south. Didiereaceae produce columnar or arboreal stems covered with small leaves and long spines, adapted to the extreme climatic seasonality of Madagascar. They are key elements of the dry spiny forest ecosystem.

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4 spp.

Alluaudia

Genus of columnar succulent plants endemic to Madagascar, belonging to the Didiereaceae family. Alluaudias produce erect stems with small, deciduous oval leaves and long spines emerging in pairs from tubercles. They can reach several meters in height and are iconic elements of Madagascar's southern spiny forest.

4 species