XfrogPlants Large Bottle Tree
( Pachypodium geayi )

This XfrogPlants Large Bottle Tree 3D model collection contains
three
highly detailed, fully textured variations of the plant at different ages.
Arboreal plant
Origin: South-western Madagascar
Environment: on rocky slopes, in full sunlight, on very well drained soil
Climate: hot, warm, mild; dry or arid; extremely draught-resistant
African names: unknown
Notes:Pachypodium is a genus of African succulent arboreal plants that comprises 23species, 18 native of Madagascar and 5 native of the continent. They are all xerophyte,meaning that they live in dry or even arid conditions, both because ofthe long dry season (up to 10 months) and because they grow on rocky, sandyor gravely soils, that do not retain water and nutrients. They can survive coldwinters, but their leaves die and they fall in dormant state. The big trunk ofPachypodium geayi resembles a bottle shape, hence the common name.