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Home Home » GENERA T-Z » Tylecodon » Tylecodon paniculatus, a tall one
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Tylecodon paniculatus, a tall one

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A typical height if 1,8 m was given in an earlier entry for Tylecodon paniculatus (including inflorescence) in this Album. Heights of up to 3 m have been recorded. Thabo Maphisa, this Site's main photographer, gives an indication of the unusual height of this plant among those typically found on hillsides near Oudtshoorn.

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