Is this REALLY cacus?

Couldn't help it folks! Saw this recently and just had to have it! I've never seen a cactus with leaves before. Is it really a cactus, and if so, any idea of the name of this beauty?

Shoe I almost got this same plant today at HD,till I saw 2 sago palms someone had hidden at a reduced price behind some pots,if you don't get it IDed,I'll check the tag tomorrow.:)

It is a Euphorbia fo sure. Perhaps E. perrieri, lambi, nerifolia, vigniari, or maybe not. Good luck!
How about adding it to the eyedee forum?

This message was edited Thursday, Feb 6th 2:34 AM

Hi shoe,
You are right, it is NOT a cactus, it is a Pachypodium lamerei which is a succulent.
I am sure you have heard the phrase before: 'All cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cati') As far as I know there are only two genera of cacti which do have leaves: Peireskia and Pereskiopsis, and these don't look much like a cactus either.

Anyway, your Pachypodium lamerei comes from Madagascar (this is what's often called 'Madagascar Palm' although it has nothing at all to do with a palm.
maddy

wow...thanks maddy, I've always wanted a Non-cactus cactus!

Ulrich, that was my next step, the ID forum. Is Pachypodium synonymis with Euphorbia, or are well still talking two different plants here? I'll try to find some pics of each and post.

Root, if you don't mind, check the tag when you go...I'd like to know what HD is selling it as, just for curiosity sake.

Thanks folks.

Ahah..I can't read it but here is verification of what Maddy says. Thanks again Maddy!http://cityweb.ciao.com/produkte/467601.html

Holy smokes Shoe,that hyper made my eyes cross,I bought one today,It had one of those generic tags,this is a plant,it needs light,it needs water, so I am going to the Website on the tag,maybe I can pull something up there.

Well I'll be..., I should have known better. I even took this picture not long ago: http://plantsdatabase.com/showpicture/6898/ Didn't relate the size, but many Euphorbias have leaves too.
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia_neriifolia.html
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia_elongata.html

Are you telling me this little plant can look like the top picture ?I need a bigger pot!

11 years, the owner told me.
It might still be a Euphorbia though, did you look at those pictures?


This message was edited Thursday, Feb 6th 7:54 PM

I also think euphobia,did you see the post to your Green platters?

I saw it now that you told me; thanks. I don't like when folks don't say where they live.

guess I need a bigger pot http://www.exoticangel.com/

why didn't my hyper take me to the page?Pachypodium.

RootMD, how did you get a white background on that?

Thats off the site,not my shot,my bad.

take look at the site if you have time,tell me what I did wrong on trying to hyper to the plant?I'm new to the linking.

This message was edited Thursday, Feb 6th 10:54 PM

Hmmm...just found out why. The URL for that particular plant still only shows the same URL for the home page...it doesn't add extensions onto it for some reason.

Oh well.

Looks like we got some big uns,EH?wish I had your GH!