Three quarters of the 860 species of orchids found on Madagascar are endemic.
Madagascar Ocotillo, Alluaudia procera:
Bird's-nest fern, Asplenium nidus
Pandanus:
Unidentified plants:
Baobabs: There are nine species of baobabs, six native to Madagascar, two native to mainland Africa (one of which has been introduced to Madagascar), and one native to Australia.
Prickly pear cactus:
Traveler's palm (ravinala), Ravenala madagascariensis, is not a palm but is related to the bird-of-paradise flower. There are 170 true palm species, 165 of which are endemic.
Madagascar pitcher plants, Nepenthes madagascariensis
Giant bamboo, Cathariostachys madagascariensis
Vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia
Southern rainforest plants:
Lantana
Eastern rainforest plants:
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