CSSA VOL.68 JULY-AUGUST, 1996 No.4 Pachypodium inopinatum (Apocynaceae), a new species from Madagascar J. J. Lavranos The habitats of Pachypodium in Madagascar. Part 1 J. J. Lavranos & Walter Röösli Pachypodium brevicaule - fact and fiction Mike Massara Pachypodiums - a miscellany Growing pachypodiums from seed - a hobbyist's experience Daniel L. Mahr Valley View Succulent Notes Gerald S. Barad, MD Cacti & Succulents for the Amateur Duke Benadom Spotlight on Round Robins Braden Engelke & Rita Fleischmann Cover illustration: Appropriately, our special issue devoted to the genus Pachypodium begins with a fine cover photo of P.densiflorum taken by Gerald Barad some 20 km west of Itremo, Madagascar. Here, on lichen-covered rocks above a river-wash, this old specimen is in full flower in mid-October, near the end of the dry season. Kalanchoes, senecios and orchids grew nearby.