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As of 2018, 343 families of vascular plants and bryophytes, with roughly 12,000 species, were known according to the Catalogue of the plants of Madagascar. Many plant groups are still insufficiently known. [2] Madagascar is the island with the second-highest number of vascular plants, behind New Guinea. [3]
This category contains the native flora of Madagascar as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few ...
Spiny plants of the endemic subfamily Didiereoideae form a conspicuous component, especially towards the east. They are woody but distantly related to the cacti. The remaining component of the forests is dominated by members of the plant families Burseraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Anacardiaceae and Fabaceae, all of which have representatives elsewhere ...
This list of vascular plants found in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park is based primarily on Ratovonaman [1] with the addition of species noted in LaFleur, [2] mentioned in Tropicos [3] or verified observations on INaturalist. [4] Species names were checked for currency and endemisim using the Tropicos Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar. [5]
Harungana madagascariensis is a flowering plant found in Madagascar that is commonly known as the dragon's blood tree, orange-milk tree or haronga. [ 3 ] Description
Common names in Malagasy include bojy, boringy, bozy, bozybe, ringy, and za, [4] the last of which gives the plant its specific epithet. [5] Eight Adansonia species are recognized, with six endemic to Madagascar. Adansonia za is the most widespread of the Madagascar endemics. [1]
In central Madagascar, a “soft chirp-like” sound competed for attention in the noisy forest. The sound came from a silvery creature hiding in a spiky plant.
Euphorbia leuconeura is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [3] Its common name is Madagascar jewel. It is endemic to Madagascar where its natural habitat is forest undergrowth in rocky areas. It can grow to a height of 1.8 m (6 ft), as a branching small tree, and propagates by shooting its seeds several feet into the air.