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    Jacaranda
    11. Jacaranda mimosaefolia(Bignoniaceae)at Ambuhimanga (91 KB)
    (This photo was taken by Dr. K. Ohtani.)

    Although it is not a native species, Jacaranda(101 KB) is one of the representative flower of Madagascar, especially around the capital, Antananarivo.
    Ravenala
    12.Typhonodorum lindleyanum (Araceae) at Lokaro (72KB)

    Typical marine plant of Madagascar. The background is Ravenala(70 KB), also symbolic tree of Madagascar (Logo of Air Madagascar).
    Nepentus
    13. Nepenthes madagascarensis (Nepenthaceae) (130KB)

    Pitcher plant, insect eater. The victims (22 KB)
    Market
    14. Market at Tureal (86 KB)

    Crude drug market, and another store (80 KB) and goods (95 KB).
    Living turkeys (67 KB) packed with passengers near Fort Dauphin.
    sora
    15. A kind of tenrec, Hemicentetes semispinosus (Local name: SORA)

    Chameleons* of small (Calumma nasuta, widespread on the entire island, more concentrated in the south-east) and large (Furcifer lateralis. wide spread ) species. *Identified by Dr. Emmanuel Van Heygen to whom the author's thanks are due.

    Camera:Canon EOS Kiss, Lens: EF 28-80mm or EF 75-300mm, Film: Fujicolor super 400, processed with Codak Photo CD, or EPSON scanner GT5500 (from 12.5 x 9 cm print), taken by Kazuo Yamasaki unless otherwise stated.



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