Researchers have long known that islands are hotspots for species diversity. But, until recently, there weren't precise ...

This research was conducted to provide a comprehensive understanding of the wild harvest and trade dynamics of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) in Madagascar, and to highlight the legislative and ...

A new and unique plant genus, or classification, has been given for the single species called the Tahina spectabilis palm found in Madagascar. It has been placed on the red list by the ...

Madagascar is famed for its rich biodiversity and host of cast away creatures. Evolving in isolation from the rest of the world, the plants and animals found here are among the most unique on ...

Madagascar is famous for its exceptional biodiversity, with many of its plants and animals found nowhere else. However, it is also one of the world’s lowest-income nations and this has put the ...

Read more: More than 20% of Earth's plant species are found only on islands – and ... were endemic to a single island only, such as Madagascar or New Guinea. These numbers were far higher ...

Madagascar ticks all these boxes. That's what makes it so diverse in sheer species numbers and number of endemic plants. You found that 83% of the plants growing on Madagascar are endemic to the ...

That's what makes it so diverse in sheer species numbers and number of endemic plants. Read more: Kenyan fossil shows chameleons may have 'rafted' from mainland Africa to Madagascar You found that ...