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Octopus Tree
Alluaudia procera
-24.7965, 46.7672
Field Notes
Description:
Single trunk crowned by a series of branches. It's leaves sprout in curious lines which spiral up the branches during the wet season and are shed at the start of the dry season.
Habitat:
spiny forest, southern Madagascar
Notes:
The spiny desert of southern Madagascar is like no other place on earth. The Octopus tree is just one of many endemic species to the region. I call this specimen, Sideshow Bob, after the hair of The Simpsons character.
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