Species of baobabs, Adansonia, are also widespread throughout the south and west, including majestic stands of A. grandidieri north of Morondava.
Other bottle-trees include Moringa drouhardii near Ianantsony south of Tuléar.
Palmtrees
Madagascar has 175 species of palms, far more than can be found in all of Africa.
The most famous plant is the fan shaped ravinala (Ravenala madagascariensis) which is one of the symbol of the country. It is called traveler's palm
because it contains a supply of pure water in the base of the leaf stalk that traveler can drink and it is also reputed to align itself along an east-west
axis, providing directions for befuddled wanderers.
