Pachypodium lamerei ke mofuta oa semela se thunyang sa lelapa la Apocynaceae.
Pachypodium lamerei e na le kutu e telele, e bohlooho-putsoa e koahetsoeng ka mokokotlo o bohale oa 6.25 cm.Makhasi a malelele, a masesaane a mela feela ka holimo ho kutu, joaloka sefate sa palema.Ha se hangata e makala.Limela tse hōlileng ka ntle li tla fihla ho 6 m (20 ft), empa ha li se li le ka tlung li tla fihla butle-butle ho 1.2-1.8 m (3.9-5.9 ft) bolelele.
Limela tse hōlileng ka ntle li hlahisa lipalesa tse kholo, tse tšoeu, tse nkhang hamonate tlhōrōng ea semela.Ha se hangata li thunyang ka tlung. Likutu tsa Pachypodium lamerei li koahetsoe ke mokokotlo o bohale, ho fihlela ho lisenthimithara tse hlano ka bolelele 'me li arotsoe ka lihlopha tse tharo, tse hlahang hoo e batlang e le likhutlo tse nepahetseng.Mokokotlo o etsa mesebetsi e 'meli, ho sireletsa semela ho tsoa ho makhulo le ho thusa ka ho hapa metsi.Pachypodium lamerei e hola sebakeng se phahameng ho fihla ho limithara tse 1,200, moo moholi oa leoatle o tsoang Leoatleng la Indian o kopanang holim'a mokokotlo ebe o rothela metsong e ka holim'a mobu.