IMG_4853 Itremo limestone hilltop Ambatoantrano Pachypodium brevicaulis
Liana, female, glabrous vegetative organs;
Leaves: simple, small, cordiform;
Petiole: 2-3cm long, fluted;
Fruit: young, 1,5cm long and 1cm large, green and purple
Habitat: degraded forest, forest opening=50%, 100m of the sea, near and near the lake
Soil: loamy and sand, brownish
Vernacular name: ovy vavy
Liana, female, glabrous vegetative organs;
Leaves: simple, small, cordiform;
Petiole: 2-3cm long, fluted;
Fruit: young, 1,5cm long and 1cm large, green and purple
Habitat: degraded forest, forest opening=50%, 100m of the sea, near and near the lake
Soil: loamy and sand, brownish
Vernacular name: ovy vavy
Shrub, 3m tall, long hairs especially on the leaves veins and petioles;
Leaves: compound, imparipinate, toothed;
Red flower
Fruit
Habitat: sub-humid forest, brownish loamy soil
Vernacular name: Sandrakidraky
Liana, glabrous vegetative organs;
Leaves: cordiform, dark green, shining ;
Petiole: fluted;
Young fruit;
Tuber: 1.30m long and 18cm large
Habitat: in semi-humid forest, loamy soil, usually near the rocks
Vernacular name: banabana