Pachypodium saundersii (live succulent)

Pachypodium saundersii (live succulent)

Family: Apocynaceae

Common names: Kudu lily, rathbonia, koedoelelie

A succulent shrub with a large stem up to 1.5 m high. The exposed tuberous stem is up to 1 m in diameter and produces several narrow, thorny branches. The flowers are white, wax-like, tinged purplish pink.