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    flora of Madagascar consists of more than 12,000 species of plants, as well as a poorly known number of fungi and algae. Around 83% of Madagascar's vascular...
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    periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family...
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    Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying...
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    comes from the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. It has large thorns and leaves mostly just at the top of the plant, and large, fragrant...
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    blossfeldiana is a commonly cultivated evergreen house plant of the genus Kalanchoe native to Madagascar. It is known by the English common names flaming Katy...
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    Madagascar logo. Madagascar's varied fauna and flora are endangered by human activity. Since the arrival of humans around 2,350 years ago, Madagascar...
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    very diverse flora of Madagascar. Madagascar produced, in 2018: 4 million tons of rice; 3.1 million tons of sugarcane; 2.5 million tons of cassava; 1 million...
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    The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar. The vegetation type is found...
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    Ravenala madagascariensis (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    East-West palm, is a species of monocotyledonous flowering plant found in Madagascar. It is not a true palm but a member of the family Strelitziaceae. It...
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    Kalanchoe × houghtonii (category Flora of Madagascar)
    the upper side of leaves A form without bands or spots on the upper side of leaves Flowers Shaw, J.M.H. (2008). "An investigation of the cultivated Kalanchoe...
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    floribunda syn. S. jasminoides, the Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Hawaiian wedding flower, or bridal wreath is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae...
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    leuconeura is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. Its common name is Madagascar jewel. It is endemic to Madagascar where its natural habitat...
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    Alluaudiopsis fiherenensis (category Flora of Madagascar)
    Alluaudiopsis fiherensis is a plant native to the Didiera forests of Madagascar first described in 1934. This is a succulent shrub that usually grows...
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    Bismarckia (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    of unique taxa, Bismarckia is one genus among a diverse palm flora (some 170 palms of which 165 are solely in Madagascar). They grow in the plains of...
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    Hypoestes phyllostachya (category Flora of Madagascar)
    species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to South Africa, Madagascar, and south east Asia. The spots often merge into larger areas of colour...
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    Ravenala (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants. Classically, the genus was considered to include a single species, Ravenala madagascariensis from Madagascar. Species...
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    Alluaudia procera, or Madagascar ocotillo, is a deciduous succulent plant species of the family Didiereaceae. It is endemic to south Madagascar. This plant is...
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    Kalanchoe pinnata (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    Madagascar. It is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas. The species is distinctive for the profusion of miniature...
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    Antarctic flora are a distinct community of vascular plants which evolved millions of years ago on the supercontinent of Gondwana. Presently, species of Antarctica...
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    Geosiris aphylla (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    flowering plant family Iridaceae, first described in 1894. It is endemic to Madagascar. Geosiris aphylla is sometimes called the earth-iris. It is a small myco-heterotroph...
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    Pachypodium (category Flora of Madagascar)
    Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Madagascar and Africa. It belongs to the family Apocynaceae. All Pachypodium...
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  • The Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group (MFG) is an international consortium of zoos and other conservation agencies which pool resources to help conserve...
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    Kalanchoe × laetivirens (category Flora of Madagascar)
    "Taxonomy and nomenclature of Kalanchoe ×laetivirens (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), a further invasive nothospecies from Madagascar". Phytotaxa. 460 (1):...
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    Euphorbia lophogona (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    Euphorbia lophogona is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry...
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    Euphorbia geroldii (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    Gerold's Spurge or Thornless Crown of Thorns a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical...
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    Kalanchoe tomentosa (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    panda plant, is a succulent plant in the genus Kalanchoe. A native of Madagascar, Kalanchoe tomentosa has many different cultivars such as 'Chocolate...
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    Uapaca bojeri (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    endemic to Madagascar. A characteristic element of the Madagascan flora, it occurs in the central highlands, where it dominates a type of sclerophyllous...
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    Cyperus alternifolius (category Flora of Madagascar)
    grass-like plant in the large genus Cyperus of the sedge family Cyperaceae. The plant is native to West Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula, but widely...
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    Pachypodium geayi (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    Pachypodium geayi is a species of Pachypodium that originated from Southwest Madagascar. It has a metallic grey pachycaul trunk and the leaves are thin...
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    Adansonia grandidieri (category Endemic flora of Madagascar)
    Adansonia grandidieri is the biggest and most famous of Madagascar's six species of baobabs. It is sometimes known as Grandidier's baobab or the giant...
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