This is a list of Vascular plant species occurring in Tsimanampetesotsa National Park, Madagascar.
List of vascular plants
This list of vascular plants found in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park is based primarily on Ratovonaman with the addition of species noted in LaFleur, mentioned in Tropicos or verified observations on INaturalist. Species names were checked for currency and endemisim using the Tropicos Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar. The name used in the primary reference is given in brackets if different from the current name given in Tropicos. Endemic species are marked with an asterisk *.
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | *Achyrocalyx gossypinus | |
| Acanthaceae | *Anisotes divaricatus | |
| Acanthaceae | *Anisotes madagascariensis | |
| Acanthaceae | *Barleria humbertii | |
| Acanthaceae | *Blepharis calcitrapa | |
| Acanthaceae | *Crossandra poissonii | |
| Acanthaceae | *Ecbolium humbertii | |
| Acanthaceae | *Hypoestes cinerascens | |
| Acanthaceae | *Justicia spicata | |
| Acanthaceae | *Ruellia albopurpurea | |
| Acanthaceae | *Stenandrium humile | |
| Aloeaceae | Aloe divaricata | |
| Amaranthaceae | *Aerva madagassica | |
| Amaranthaceae | Arthrocnemum pachystachyum (Salicornia pachystachya) | Glasswort |
| Anacardiaceae | *Poupartia minor | |
| Anacardiaceae | *Operculicarya decaryi | |
| Anacardiaceae | *Operculicarya hyphaenoïdes | |
| Apocynaceae | *Cynanchum arenarium | |
| Apocynaceae | *Pachypodium geayi | |
| Apocynaceae | *Roupellina boivinii | |
| Apocynaceae | *Secamone geayi | |
| Apocynaceae | *Secamone pedicellaris | |
| Apocynaceae | *Secamone tenuifolia | |
| Asparagaceae | *Asparagus calcicolus | |
| Asteraceae | *Distephanus subluteus | |
| Asteraceae | *Helichrysum mahafaly | |
| Asteraceae | *Pluchea grevei | |
| Asteraceae | *Athroisma proteiforme (Polycline proteiformis) | |
| Bignoniaceae | *Rhigozum madagascariense | |
| Bignoniaceae | *Stereospermum nematocarpon | |
| Bignoniaceae | *Stereospermum variabile | |
| Boraginaceae | *Ehretia decaryi | |
| Brassicaceae | *Boscia longifolia | |
| Brassicaceae | Cadaba virgata | |
| Brassicaceae | *Maerua filiformis | |
| Buddlejaceae | *Androya decaryi | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora brevicalyx | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora humbertii | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora lamii | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora mahafaliensis | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora marchandii | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora monstruosa | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora orbicularis | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora simplicifolia | |
| Burseraceae | *Commiphora sinuata | |
| Casuarinaceae | Casuarina equisetifolia | beach sheoak (likely introduced) |
| Celastraceae | Gymnosporia linearis | |
| Celastraceae | Loeseneriella urceolus | |
| Celastraceae | *Salvadoropsis arenicola | |
| Combretaceae | *Combretum grandidieri | |
| Combretaceae | *Terminalia disjuncta | |
| Combretaceae | *Terminalia seyrigii | |
| Combretaceae | *Terminalia ulexoïdes | |
| Convolvulaceae | *Hildebrandtia austinii | |
| Convolvulaceae | *Hildebrandtia promontorii | |
| Crassulaceae | *Kalanchoe millotii | |
| Didiereaceae | *Alluaudia comosa | compass tree |
| Didiereaceae | *Alluaudia humbertii | |
| Didiereaceae | *Alluaudia procera | Madagascar ocotillo |
| Didiereaceae | *Alluiaudia montagnacii | |
| Didiereaceae | *Alluaudiopsis fiherenensis | |
| Didiereaceae | *Didierea madagascariensis | octopus tree |
| Dioscoreaceae | *Dioscorea nako | |
| Ebenaceae | *Diospyros humbertiana | |
| Ebenaceae | *Diospyros manampetsae | |
| Erythroxylaceae | *Erythroxylum leandrianum (retusum) | |
| Euphorbiaceae | *Acalypha decaryana | |
| Euphorbiaceae | *Croton cotoneaster | |
| Euphorbiaceae | *Croton geayi | |
| Euphorbiaceae | *Croton salviformis | |
| Euphorbiaceae | *Euphorbia alluaudii ssp. oncoclada | |
| Euphorbiaceae | *Euphorbia plagiantha | |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia stenoclada | silver thicket |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia tirucalli | |
| Euphorbiaceae | *Securinega seyrigii | |
| Fabaceae | *Acacia bellula | |
| Fabaceae | *Alantsilodendron alluaudianum | |
| Fabaceae | *Albizia atakataka | |
| Fabaceae | *Albizia mahalao | |
| Fabaceae | *Albizia tulearensis | |
| Fabaceae | *Bauhinia grandidieri | |
| Fabaceae | *Chadsia grevei | |
| Fabaceae | *Delonix edulis | |
| Fabaceae | *Delonix floribunda | |
| Fabaceae | *Dichrostachys tenuifolia | |
| Fabaceae | *Crotalaria androyensis | |
| Fabaceae | *Indigofera mahafalensis (Vaughania mahafalensis) | |
| Fabaceae | *Dicraeopetalum mahafaliense | |
| Fabaceae | *Indigofera mouroundavensis | |
| Fabaceae | *Delonix edulis (Lemuropisum edule) | |
| Fabaceae | Mimosa delicatula | |
| Fabaceae | *Senna meridionalis | |
| Fabaceae | Tamarindus indica | |
| Fabaceae | *Tephrosia alba | |
| Fabaceae | *Tephrosia bibracteolata | |
| Fabaceae | *Tetrapterocarpon geayi | |
| Fabaceae | Vaughania depauperata | |
| Hernandiaceae | Gyrocarpus americanus | |
| Lamiaceae | *Karomia microphylla | |
| Lythraceae | *Capuronianthus mahafalensis | |
| Lythraceae | Lawsonia inermis (introduced species) | |
| Malvaceae | *Adansonia rubrostipa | Fony baobab |
| Malvaceae | *Grewia grevei | |
| Malvaceae | *Grewia humblotii | |
| Malvaceae | *Grewia mahafaliensis | |
| Malvaceae | *Grewia tulearensis | |
| Malvaceae | *Humbertiella quararibeoides | |
| Meliaceae | *Calodecaryia pauciflora | |
| Meliaceae | *Neobeguea mahafaliensis | |
| Moraceae | *Ficus Ficus humbertii | fig |
| Moraceae | *Ficus marmorata | fig |
| Moraceae | *Ficus menabeensis | fig |
| Moraceae | Ficus polita (F. megapoda) | fig |
| Moringaceae | *Moringa drouhardii | bottle tree |
| Olacaceae | Olax dissitiflora (Olax andronensis) | |
| Olacaceae | *Ximenia perrieri | |
| Papaveraceae | Argemone mexicana | Mexican prickly poppy (introduced) |
| Passifloraceae | *Adenia olaboensis | |
| Pedaliaceae | *Uncarina stellulifera | |
| Plumbaginaceae | Plumbago aphylla | |
| Polygalaceae | *Polygala greveana | |
| Portulacaceae | *Talinella microphylla | |
| Ptaeroxylaceae | *Cedrelopsis gracilis | |
| Ptaeroxylaceae | *Cedrelopsis grevei | |
| Pteridaceae | Acrostichum aureum | golden leather fern |
| Rubiaceae | *Catunaregam spinosa | |
| Rubiaceae | *Lathraeocarpa acicularis | |
| Rubiaceae | *Paederia grandidieri | |
| Salvadoraceae | Azima tetracantha | |
| Salvadoraceae | Salvadora angustifolia | |
| Sapindaceae | *Erythrophysa aesculina | |
| Scrophulariaceae | *Leucosalpa poissonii | |
| Solanaceae | Lycium elliotii (Lycium acutifolium) | |
| Solanaceae | Solanum sp. | |
| Talinaceae | *Talinella microphylla | |
| Typhaceae | Typha domingensis (Typha angustifolia in error) | southern cattail |
| Velloziaceae | Xerophyta dasylirioides | |
| Velloziaceae | Xerophyta tulearensis | |
| Verbenaceae | Clerodendrun sp. | |
| Vitaceae | *Cissus bosseri | |
| Vitaceae | *Cyphostemma elephantopus | |
| Zygophyllaceae | Tetraena madagascariensis (Zygophyllum depauperatum) |
References
- Ratovonamana, R. Y., Rajeriarison, C., Roger, E. & Ganzhorn, J. U. 2011. Phenology of different vegetation types in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, south-western Madagascar. Malagasy Nature, 5: 14-38
- LaFleur, Marni. (2012). Ecology of Lemur catta at the Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar: Implications for female dominance and the evolution of lemur traits
- "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
- "Observations · iNaturalist.org". iNaturalist.org.
- Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 28 Mar 2019 <http://www.tropicos.org