Uncarina grandidieri

Succulent sesame
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Uncarina
Species:
U. grandidieri
Binomial name
Uncarina grandidieri
(Baill.) Stapf

Uncarina grandidieri, also known as succulent sesame, mousetrap plant, mousetrap tree, farehitra, or farehitsy, is a species of semi-succulent, caudex-forming flowering plants native to South Madagascar.[1] Named by Otto Stapf in 1895,[2]  it grows in desert or dry shrubland.[1]

Description

Unlike other Uncarina species, Uncarina grandidieri has smaller leaves with a ciliate texture. The leaves are palmate, hairy, and smaller. The flowers resemble Petunia and Thunbergia flowers and are yellow. Like other Uncarina species

Distribution and habitat

Ecology

Uses

References

  1. ^ a b "Uncarina grandidieri (Baill.) Stapf | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ^ "CAUDICIFORM Uncarina grandidieri". bihrmann.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-11-08.