Madagascan plants with photos - Plantae

Euphorbia antso - Much branched shrub to 

small tree of up to 15m. Flowers are green with 

some y ellow and red parts. 

Moringa hildebrandtii - Tree species with 

massiv e water storing trunk. Extinct in the 

wild. The beautif ul, f inely dev ided leav es can 

get up to 1m in length. Produce masses of 

iv ory -white f lowers 

Moringa drouhardii - Bottle Tree. From the 

spiny f orrests of Madascar. The name comes 

f rom the bloated white trunk of this beautif ul 

f ast growing tree. 

Delonix floribunda - Yellow Flamboy ant. 

Produces v ery large f lat heads of y ellow 

f lowers in late spring. Used to be called 

Delonix adansoniodes, ref erring to the 

resemblance of this tree to Adansonia 

(Baobab). Tree of between 3 and 9m in height 

with a succulent, cigar shaped trunk and an 

umbrella -shaped crown. 

Madagascan Plants 

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Delonix pumila - The dwarf Flamboy ant 

grows to about 3m in height with a stem of 

about 50cm wide. They produce lov ely white 

f lowers with pink stamens topped with large 

y ellow balls of pollen. 

Delonix decaryi - Has 7.5cm wide white 

f lowers with long red stamens. The 4 petals 

become y ellowish as they age.A pachy caul 

tree of between 4 and 10m in height with an 

umbrella-shaped tree. Swollen, bottleshaped 

trunk of up to 80cm in diameter. 

Bauhinia madagascariensis - Lov ely shrub 

f rom the drier areas of Madagascar with bright 

red and green f lowers. 

Bauhinia grandidieri - Dwarf orchid tree/Blue 

orchid tree. Sprawling tree under 3m in height, 

with a windswept habit. It grows in arid f orests 

in Madagascar with blueish/purple f lowers f rom 

spring to autumn. Perf ect f or bonsai. 

Bauhinia monandra - Napoleon's plume. Pink 

f lowers with a dark magenta blotch and y ellow 

spots on one petal f or up to 4 months of the 

y ear. Grows up to 3m in height 

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Acacia bellula - Attractiv e Acacia f rom 

Madagascar with grey -green leav es on arching 

branches. 

Senna meridionalis - Lov ely plant f or Bonsai 

lov ers. This small-growing shrub has thick 

branches and lov ely , small, drak green leav es. 

Colvillea racemosa - Colv ille's Glory tree. 

Spectacular f lowering tree, f ast growing, can 

reach 12m in height. Deciduous, sof t f ern-like 

f oliage and beautif ul cy lindrical or cone shaped 

clusters of bright orange f lowers that are bright 

red in bud. 

Adansonia grandidieri - Grandidier's Baobab. 

The grandest and most f amous of the 

Madagascan baobabs and it is endangered in 

its natural habitat. These are the f amous trees 

making up the much photographed Baobab 

av enue in Madagascar. 

Adansonia perieri - Perier's Baobab. The 

most endangered of the baobab species. This 

is a rainf orest species. The f lowers are light 

y ellow or orange y ellow. 

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Adansonia suarezensis - Suarez Baobab. 

Endangered in its natural habitat. Up to 25m 

tall with a trunk diameter of 2m. Flat topped 

crow with almost horisontal branches. Palmate 

(handshaped) leav es and white f lowers. 

Adansonia rubrostipa - (Adansonia f ony ). 

The smallest baobab of Madacascar (about 4 - 

5m in height). a distinctiv e and rather bizarrelooking 

tree, with a massiv e, smooth, swollen 

trunk, and a relativ ely compact crown of short, 

thick branches. Flowers are bright y ellow to 

orange y ellow. 

Adansonia za - The most widespread of the 

Madagascan baobabs grows between 5 and 

30m in height.It usually has a single, 

cy lindrical or slightly tapering trunk. Bark - 

grey . The f lowers are y ellow with a red caly x 

Cyphostemma elephantopus - Elephant-f oot 

grape tree. Massiv e, abov e-ground f lask-like 

caudex with a tapering shape, a bit like an 

elephant’s f oot. 

Euclinia suavissima - Deciduous tree related 

to Gardenia with large, f rangrant, showy white 

f lowers appearing bef ore the new leav es in 

spring. 

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Pachypodium decaryi - Fragrant, white 

f lowers of up to 10cm in diameter carried 

abov e the hairy leav es. Rare in nature. 

Producing a large almost round caudex with 

branching . 

Pachypodium geayi - It has a metallic grey 

trunk. Leav es are thin and grey -green, with a 

bright pink mid-rib. The plant has white f lowers. 

One of the largest of the Madagascar species. 

Pachypodium meridionale - Upt o 19m in 

height with a large bottle trunk. The f lowers are 

beautif ul with long narrow petals and are white 

f lushed with pink and magenta at v arious 

interv als. 

Pachypodium sofiense - Forms large 

braching succulent plants with white f lowers. 

Pachypodium baronii subsp.baronii - 

Grows up to 3m in height with beautif ul 

crimson coloured f lowers. 

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Pachypodium ambongense - 1m to 2m in 

height. White f lowers with y ellowish-green 

inside the tube.Bark is grey -green. Glossy 

dark green leav es. 

Pachypodium gracilius - A spiny globular 

caudex of up to 40cm in height and width. 

Plants hav e hairy leav es and bright, lemony 

ellow f lowers. 

Pachypodium mikea - Very Rare! Height - 

5m. White f lowers. Recently described 

species. Similar to Pacy podium lamerii but with 

dif f erent f lower structure and more branching. 

Pacypodium rutenbergianum - The deciduos 

leav es are long, narrow and green with a lighter 

green v ein running the length of the leaf . The 

leav es f orm around the growth tips of the 

trunk. The trunk is a smooth silv ery brown and 

the plant may reach 8-10m with some time. 

Flowers are large white with a y ellow center 

and perf umed. 

Pachypodium densiflorum - A succulent 

shrublet with a swollen stem that can attain a 

diameter of up to 2 m and a height of ± 0.7 m. 

It carries many short and upright, spiny 

branches. Flowers are y ellow or sometimes 

tinted deep y ellow and orange and appear in 

springtime. Plants grow in southern, central 

and northern Madagascar on granite outcrops 

at altitudes of ± 1 500 m. 

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Pachypodium cactipes - A squat pachy caul 

with a smooth trunk that turns silv er gray as it 

ages. Af ter the plant f irst f lowers, it begins to 

branch until it f orms a head of short, thick, 

tapered branches with groups of leav es 

sprouting f rom the tips of the 

branches.Blooms in the late winter and early 

spring bef ore the leav es appear. The openf 

aced canary y ellow f lowers are carried at the 

end of long stalks. 

Commiphora guilaumini - Occurs in dry 

deciduous f orests of western Madagascar. The 

bark f lakes to rev eal the green stems beneath. 

Commiphora humbertii - Dev elops a thick 

club-shaped trunk. Glossy bright green 

deciduous leav es. Much-branched shrub to 

small tree. Great f or bonsai culture.Green 

stem cov ered in a f laky , cream-coloured bark. 

Rhigozum madacascariensis - An ideal 

shrub or small tree to bring lif e to gardens in 

dry areas where water is in short supply . It 

turns into a spectacular showy sight af ter the 

f irst rains in spring or early summer when it is 

cov ered in a mass of bright y ellow f lowers. 

When rain is sporadic it may hav e sev eral 

f lushes of bloom. 

Hibiscus ferrugineus - A shrub of up to 1.6m 

in height with lov ely bright red f lowers and 

hairy leav es. 

500 

Only 2 

left! 

R 100.00 Sorry no picture available. 

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Phyllartron comorense - Tree of up to 20m, 

ev ergreen, can withstand dry periods. Flowers 

pink, sometimes whitish, 3cm diameter in 

clusters. Very interesting long leav es. 

Perichlaena richardii - Climbing shrub. 

Leav es with many dif f rent coulours, ranging 

f rom pink to glaucous green. The large f lowers 

are wine red. Endemic genus with a single 

species. 

Bauhinia humblotiana - This v ery rare plant 

has only recently been re-discov ered af ter it 

was thought to be extinct. It is one of the most 

spectacular of Bauhinias with its large pure 

white f lowers of up to 20cm in diameter. 

Strongylodon siderospermum - Red jade 

v ine. The plants are basically the same in 

habit as the real Jade v ine with the same 

lov ely glossy leav es and wine-coloured new 

shoots. 

Rhopalocarpus lucidus - Not only an 

endemic species and genus but the f amily 

Sphaerocepalaceae is endemic to Madagascar. 

Nice shrub with litchi-ty pe f ruit (but non edible) 

R 180.00 

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Chadsia grevei - Elegant species endemic to 

subarid thickets and woodlands of Toliara, 

Madagascar between 0-500m elev ation. Looks 

v ery delicate but is actually quite drought 

tolerant. Heads of long orange-red f lowers in 

spring. 

Fernandoa madagascariensis - This small 

tree has bright red trumpet-shaped f lowers. An 

outstanding f lowering tree in warmer climates. 

Can handle colder weather but no f rost. 

Stereospermum euphorioides - Tree of up 

to 20-30m. Flowers in groups, up to 8cm in 

diameter, whitish pink. Summer f lowering. 

Alluaudia ascendens - Octopus Tree, 

sometimes also called lemur trees as the 

lemurs hop f rom one to another in the dry 

f orrests of Madagascar. These should not be 

conf used with Alluay dia procera which is 

commenly av ailable in South Af rica. Can grow 

up to 15m tall. 

R 80.00 

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Exotic Trees and Shrubs

Plumeria alba - Pagoda tree/White 

Frangipanai. Plumeria alba is a large ev ergreen 

shrub with narrow elongated leav es, large 

highly perf umed white f lowers with a y ellow 

center. Originally f rom Central America and 

the Caribbean. 

Plumeria caracasana - Very beautif ul and 

unusual ev ergreen medium sized f rangipani 

tree. It is closely related to Plumeria pudica 

and has the same beautif ul dark green, 

glossy , spoon shaped leav es but rows into a 

tree and the leav es are much larger and f rond 

like giv ing a v ery tropical rainf orest plant look. 

The tree does not sucker f rom the lower trunk. 

It grows into a beautif ully shaped tree with a 

clean trunk with v ery smooth silv er grey bark. 

Plumeria sericifolia - Nativ e to the 

Hispaniola, Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula. 

Upright plants f orming a v ase or umbrellashaped 

tree. The semi-ev ergreen leav es are 

elliptical to lance-shaped, leathery , arranged 

spirally around the stems at the ends of the 

branches, smooth and the smallest of the 

Plumeria species.The white, f ragrant f lowers 

with y ellow ey es are f unnel-shaped ending in 

petal-like lobes which usually ov erlap to the 

lef t. 

Bauhinia saccocalyx - Small compact tree 

with 5-8cm butterf ly bi-f old leav es and 

clusters of small white f lowers during spring - 

summer. Great f or small gardens or 

containers. Butterf ly and bee attractor. Can 

tolerate some f rost. 

Bauhinia divaricata - Dwarf Orchid Tree. 

Very hard to f ind Bauhinia. Collectible item! 

A beautif ul, small tree with curious pink and 

white f lowers. Ideal f or spaces where they can 

be observ ed and appreciated up close. 

R 120.00 

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Gardenia subacaulis - Originates f rom 

Zambia. This Gardenia produces v ery large 

underground stems (known as lignotubers) to 

be able to withstand v eld f ires. Flowers v ery 

similar to our indigenous Gardenia thunbergii. 

Gardenia brachythamnus - A little known 

species f rom Zimbabwe, Zambia and 

Mozambique. 

Otacanthus caeruleus - Brazillian snapdragon. 

Free branching spreading small shrub with 

bluish mauv e f lowers with white ey e. Leav es 

are v ery f ragrant resembling pine scent. 

Ev erbloomer. Pref ers acid soil. 

Voacanga thouarsii - A medium much 

branched tree of up to 15m. The beautif l, 

f ragrant white f lowers are carried in heads 

between the glossy green leav es mainly in 

summer. Very interesting f ruit are produced 

af ter the f lowers are pollinated. 


R 120.00 

R 120.00 

Indigenous trees and shrubs 

R 140.00

Calodendrum capense - Cape Chestnut. One 

of the most beautif ull f lowering trees of south 

Af rica. It grows to be up to 20m in height. It is 

a f ast grower and produces masses of f lowers 

which v ary f rom white with pink speckles to a 

deep pink. Flowers mostly in summer. Can 

handle some cold weather. 

Barringtonia racemosa - Powder puf f tree. 

This beautif ul mangrov e tree is easily 

recognized by its large leav es, delicate white 

f lowers and guav a-like f ruit that hang in long 

racemes. 

Xylotheca kraussiana - Af rican-dogrose. 

Shrub or small tree up to 10m. The lov ely 

white, sweetly scented f lowers are quite large, 

up to 7cm in diameter with lots of y ellow 

stamens in the centre. Can f lower throughout 

the y ear. 

Tinnea barbata - Bush v iolet. This is a superb 

little shrub, which is related to salv ias. 

Delicate, deep purple-blue f lowers dangling 

f rom the erect branches like little ornaments 

are this shrub's best f eature. 

R 140.00 

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Creepers

Mucuna sloanei - Horse-ey e bean. Wide 

spread in tropical Af rica f rom Sierra Leone to 

DRC and Angola. A f ast growing creeper which 

can reach 5-6m in height. These plants f lower 

most months of the y ear with a short rest in 

winter. The f lowers are y ellow-green. 

Thunbergia mysorensis - Lady slipper v ine. 

The v ine, nativ e to India of ten reaches 6 

metres and has narrow leav es. The f lowers are 

shaped like pendants and are brownish red with 

a y ellow center, and bloom f rom Spring to 

Autumn. The inf lorescences hang down and 

can reach a lenght of up to 2m. Can handle 

cool temperatures - protect f rom f rost. 

Thunbergia grandiflora - Bengal Clock v ine. 

A beautif ul f ast growing creeper originates 

f rom India and will quickly cov er a pergola or a 

wire f ence. The lov ely , large blue f lowers are 

produced f rom early summer to late winter. 

Can handle cool temperatures - protect f rom 

f rost. 

Tecomanthe dendrophila - New Guinea 

Trumpet v ine. A f abulous woody climber that 

has the unique botanical ability to f orm blooms 

of f its old woody stems. The bi-colored, 10cm 

rose-red f lowers hav e creamy white tips, which 

f orm in large umbels during late winter and 

spring. Giv e plenty of room to grow and 

witness a spectacular display unf old. Flowering 

begins once the v ine f orms a rough bark, then 

blooms emerge f rom the same stem y ear 

af ter y ear. Protect f rom f rost. 

Quisqualis indica - Rangoon creeper. can 

reach f rom 2.5 meters to up to 8 meters. The 

f lowers are f ragrant and tubular and open 

white, change to pink, then bright red ov er a 2- 

3 day period. The f ruit tastes like almonds 

when mature. Can handle some f rost as goes 

semi dormant or die back in lower 

temperatures, but come back when weather 

warms up in spring. 

R 120.00 

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Ipomoea horsfalliae - Cardinal Creeper. This 

exceptionl creeper has deep wine coloured 

buds which looks like berries f ollowed by 

beautif ul purplish-red f lowers. The leav es are 

also v ery attrractiv e, being dark gren and 

glossy . Protect f rom f rost. 

Phaseolus caracalla - Snail Vine, originating 

in tropical South America and Central America. 

A perennial v ine which has f ragrant y ellow and 

purple with a distinctiv e curled shape similar in 

appearance to a snails shell. Can handle light 

f rost. 

Aristolochia trilobata (macrura) - Has 

beautif uly marked glossy leav es and 

incredibly weird f lowers. Like a Strophanthus, it 

has long streamers f rom the f lowers that can 

get ov er a f oot long.These streamesr and the 

inside of the f lower is a dark v elv ety maroon, 

almost black. Its Nepenthes like blooms 

distinguish it f rom other Aristolochias such as 

elegans, gigantea, brasiliensis and ringens. 

Can tolerate light f rosts. 

R 150.00 

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R 120.00

Madagascan plants with photos - Plantae

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