Half Human by Madani
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Description
Pachypodium namaquanum.
Afrikaans Name: "Half-mens"
Directly translated:- "Half Human
The half-mens is a succulent with an unbranched, cylindric stem, 1.5 to 2.5 m, and sometimes up to 4 m, in height. Near the top, it has a tuft of branches, which lean northwards at an angle of 20 – 30 degrees. The Namas (local tribe)revere the human-like trees as the embodiment of their ancestors, half human, half plant, mourning for their ancient Namibian home which is about 200km North.
This photo was taken in the Richtersveld (Mountain Desert) National Park in South Africa.
Comments (8)
ledwolorz
Fantastic capture.
drace68
Astonishing. Thank you for the write-up to accompany this fine photo.
DAVER2112
Nice shot! Interesting cactus.
MrsRatbag
What a strange and beautiful tree...great shot!
dbrv6
Very interesting thanks for the photo and information.
Meisiekind
Fascinating plant and narration. This is a great specimen of this succulent. Well done Adam. :)
durleybeachbum
Amazing!
mermaid
a fascinating plant...