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Alluaudiopsis fiherenensis

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Alluaudiopsis fiherenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Didiereaceae
Genus: Alluaudiopsis
Species:
A. fiherenensis
Binomial name
Alluaudiopsis fiherenensis

Alluaudiopsis fiherensis is a plant native to the Didiera forests of Madagascar first described in 1934.

Description

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This is a succulent shrub that usually grows 1.5–2 meters tall that will lose its succulent leaves in the winter. Will branch, and has a white stem with thorns. It is one of two species in the Alluaudiopsis genus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Alluaudiopsis fiherenensis Humbert & Choux | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-04.