4-472: (Redirected from Octopus Tree ) Octopus tree is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Didierea madagascariensis , a densely spiny succulent plant in the family Didiereaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum , an evergreen tree with compound leaves in the family Araliaceae See also [ edit ] Octopus Tree (Oregon) , an individual Sitka spruce tree [REDACTED] Index of plants with
8-484: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Didierea madagascariensis Didierea mirabilis Baill. ; Alluaudiopsis marnieriana Rauh Didierea madagascariensis , commonly known as the octopus tree , is a species of Didiereaceae endemic to the spiny thickets of southwestern Madagascar . It was first described scientifically by the French botanist Henri Ernest Baillon in 1880 and
12-512: Is the type species of the genus Didierea . It is known in Malagasy as sohongy , sony and soribarika . Sohongy and sony come from the Tanosy dialect word songo meaning "lock of hair" or a rooster's crest or comb possibly referring to its branches that sprawl upwards. As with all members of the sub-family Didiereoideae, this is a semi-succulent woody, shrub to small tree. It
16-530: The same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name). If an internal link led you here, you may wish to edit the linking article so that it links directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Octopus_tree&oldid=1250618915 " Category : Set index articles on plant common names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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