PACHYPODIUM (from pachys, thick, and pous, podos, a foot; in reference to the thick, fleshy roots). SYN. Belonites. ORD. Apocynaceae. A genus comprising about five species of pretty, often fleshy, stove shrubs, inhabiting South Africa and Madagascar. The species usually seen under cultivation is the one here described. It thrives best in a mixture of lime rubbish, sand, and loam. Propagated by cuttings, inserted in sand, under a hand glass. Water should be sparingly applied to Pachypodiums while in a growing state. PACHYPODIUM succulensum (succulent).* fl., corolla red outside, and whitish on the upper surface of the limb, tinged with red. June to November. l. oblong, tomentose beneath, glabrous above. Stem tuberous at base. Cape of Good Hope, 1813. (B. M. 5543; B. R. 1321; L. B. C. 1676, under name of PACHYPODIUM tuberosum.)