Makira Protected Area

[olivier971]

During our trip 2016 in North-East of Madagascar, after the Masoala and Farankaraina near Maroansetra we did a trek in the Makira Protected Area.

Makira is a quite poorly known area of 370,000 ha protected in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society

We didn't manage to go until the highest altitudes of the area where Mijoro et al desrcibe in 2009 some very specific species (D ankirindro, D makirae, ...)  (see : https://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2009/v53n3p125-146.pdf)

We saw anyway between 400 and 700 m high, some fantastic species and a great diversity of palms ..

Ready ? Let's go !!

First, one of the most beautiful of course

Dypsis thiryana

 

[olivier971]

Dypsis mocquerysiana

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[Palms4Steve]

Sensational pics

[Richie]

Thanks Olivier  , great habitat pics .

[Pedro 65]

This is a very lovely small Dypsis indeed Oliver, they look fantastic all in a group, Thanks for posting, "never stop"   Pete 

[olivier971]

One of the most amazing !

Ravenea albicans

I'm sure you'll like those photos because photos of this species in habitat are very rare ...

[olivier971]

No comment ? really ?

So i continue with this very interesting species. It seems to be closed to Dypsis beentjei, but it's different because it doesn't have the central yellow line on leaves of D beentjei, and its inflorescences are straight and branched to one order. The stems can be up to 60 cm. I don't know what this could be ...

 

[Pedro 65]

Comment  Oliver = Love, Love Love it     Pete

[olivier971]

The likely real Dypsis tsaravoasira !!

 

[olivier971]

And an another very interesting probably unknown species !

Local people called it in Malagasy Ovomamy. I think its different of D tsaravoasira because of its very thin and numerous leaflets, thin stem with no marked crownnshaft and very long petioles when young. Unfortunately, we didn't find any mature specimen. I called it Dypsis sp. Ovomamy and i don't know what this could be

 

 

[Pedro 65]

Looks like whats sold as orange crush and the young 1 looks the same at that stage too.  Pete  

[Firepalm]

Great shots as always Olivier.  That Rav. Albicans is mindblowing!  From underneath it looks like a Malagasy version of a Ceroxylon.

[olivier971]

On 30/6/2016 02:47:46, Pedro 65 said:

Looks like whats sold as orange crush and the young 1 looks the same at that stage too.  Pete  

 

Yes Pete, it's a good idea, why not ;-)

[olivier971]

Dypsis spicata, a so pretty palm !!

[olivier971]

This one i don't know, but really fantastic, no ?

Looks like forficifolia/lantzeana but not sure

Edited July 1, 2016 by olivier971

[olivier971]

Orania ravaka

 

[olivier971]

All photos of our trip in Makira protected area here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/88672295@N02/albums/72157669554439016

 

[User00]

Great shots

[Pedro 65]

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Very Pretty Indeed... Thanks for keeping PT "Alive"  Oliver.       Pete