Orania trispatha
Endemic to Madagascar, the Orania trispatha is a very rare palm species found mainly on the northeastern part of the island facing the Indian Ocean. With habitats varying from lowland up to highland tropical rain forest, this tree is commonly found near to rivers or even also found growing in swamp forest, with altitude range from 50 m to 400 m above sea level.
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Photo by By Olivier Reilhes used under a Creative Commons 2.0 License. It was cropped down from its original image, which can be found here.