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Introduction

Madagascar is a species-rich island off the eastern coast of Africa; it is a large island and qualifies as a mini-continent. The two land masses have been separate nearly 90 million years, and Madagascar has gone its own way biologically.

Flora

There are nearly 15,000 known plant species in Madagascar, 80% of them occur nowhere else. This endemism includes a rich set of Aloe species that range from miniature to tree-like. Other succulents include six of the eight known species of baobob (Adansonia) species.

More

You can find out more at the The Aloe Genus at PlantzAfrica.