Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Genus Cynanchum | Order Gentianales Subfamily Asclepiadoideae Rank Species | |
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Native to The Isalo sandstone mountains of Madagascar, C. macrolobum is a small succulent shrub belonging to the Asclepiadoideae subfamily of the dogbane, or Apocynaceae family.
Description
Cynanchum macrolobum grows to about 1.3 feet tall, growing as a branching cluster of succulent stems that are near-leafless and covered in waxy, grey, wrinkled skin. Flowers are small and brown. The plant can look impressively surreal when grown alone in a shallow pot.
References
Cynanchum macrolobum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA