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Portulacaria afra (known as elephant bush, porkbush, purslane tree, dwarf jade and spekboom in Afrikaans) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in South Africa. These succulents commonly have a reddish stem and green leaves, but a variegated cultivar is often seen in cultivation. They are simple to care for and make easy houseplants for a ...
Pachypodium rosulatum is a shrubby perennial caudiciform plant with a bottle-shaped trunk, brownish silver and almost spineless, about 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in) wide and about 20–35 centimetres (7.9–13.8 in) tall.
In late autumn and winter, brush-like umbels comprising multiple tiny white florets are borne on stout stems, followed by fleshy red oval fruits which have white seeds. The whole plant grows to 20–30 cm (8–12 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide. [3] [4]
Pachypodium namaquanum, also known as halfmens or elephants trunk, is a Southern African succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae. [3] [4] The genus name Pachypodium is from the Greek for 'thick foot', an allusion to its swollen base, while the species name namaquanum is a reference to Namaqualand.
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It is a deciduous climber.It takes the name "elephant's foot" from the appearance of its large, partially buried, tuberous stem or caudex, which grows very slowly but often reaches a considerable size, often more than 3 m (10 ft) in circumference with a height of nearly 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above ground.
The round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) or round-eared sengi (called the Karoo round-eared elephant shrew to distinguish it from its sister species; [2] formerly misleadingly named the "short-eared elephant shrew"), [3] is a species of elephant shrew (sengi) in the family Macroscelididae.
'Evening Glow' - golden foliage which changes to rich orange and pink-red shades during autumn and winter [7] 'Marble Chips' - leaves with white margins and speckles 'Picturata' - leaves with a golden central area 'Pink Splendour' - leaves have pink and maroon shaded margins 'Rainbow Surprise' - a small cultivar with small pink and yellow-green ...