Upon the first site of a Baobab you may be inclined to check you vision. Baobabs appear to grow upside down. There are eight species of Baobab found in the world, with six of them found in Madagascar. According to the Global Tree Campaign, three of the Baobabs found on Madagascar are listed as endangered, while the other three are listed as "near threatened." Baobabs store water in their trunks, allowing them to survive the harsh droughts Madagascar endures.
Madagascar has over 1,000 species of orchid, 85 percent being endemic to the island. The Angraecum magdalenae is a species pollinated by moths that has been collected almost to extinction. The Aeranthes henrici grows in the humid forests on the northern side of the island. If you can see and photograph the elusive Eulophiella roempleriana, you may get your name in botanical circles, as this has been seen in the wild only twice by botanists.
Madagascar has 170 species of palm of which 165 are found nowhere else in the world, as reported by the Wild Madagascar.org foundation. Beccariophoenix madagascariensis has two different forms, one with "windows" (gaps in the palm leaves) and one without. Windowed versions of this species grow faster than their windowless counterparts. Bismarckia nobilis palms grow with either green or silver foliage.
