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Pachypodium rutenbergianum is a species of Pachypodium native to Madagascar. The plant can reach 3 to 8 m high, and its trunk up to 60 cm in diameter at base. The plant has short branches and 1-cm long spines. Leaves are green and 10 to 15 cm long, 4 cm wide. Its flowers are white.

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Pachypodium rutenbergianum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Pachypodium
Species:	P. rutenbergianum
Binomial name
Pachypodium rutenbergianum Vatke

Varieties

• Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. meridionale
• Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. rutenbergianum
• Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. sofiense

Each of these are considered by many botanists as separate species.

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