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Succulents Partly documented

Pachypodium rosulatum

A caudiciform Pachypodium found widely across western and southern Madagascar on rocky outcrops and in dry forest. It grows and flowers in the hot, wet season and drops its leaves for a long, dry winter rest, so it wants full sun, heat and a strictly dry dormancy.

Pachypodium rosulatum
Photo: User:Hardscarf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on rock outcrops (limestone, sandstone and gneiss) and in dry deciduous forest and scrub, often wedged into crevices in full sun.

Recorded at 100–1,825 m, median 210 m; most plants grow in the lowlands of the west and south.

Madagascar

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✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.