Tacca ankaranensis
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Tacca ankaranensis is a species of flowering plant
in the yam
family Dioscoreaceae
, which is endemic to Madagascar. It was discovered on the Ankarana massif in far northern Madagacar.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the yam
Yam (vegetable)
Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea . These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania...
family Dioscoreaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscoreaceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 750 species in eight or nine genera. The best-known member of the family is the Yam ....
, which is endemic to Madagascar. It was discovered on the Ankarana massif in far northern Madagacar.