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Masoala National Park

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Flora
* Meliaceae or Mahogany family, for example ''Carapa obovata''
* Rhizophoraceae, for example ''Bruguiera gymnorhiza'', ''Ceriops candolleana'', ''Rhizophora mucronata'' ([[Loop-root mangrove]])
* Sonneratiaceae, for example ''Sonneratia alba''<br><br>
Inventories of Pteridophyta (ferns) around Andranobe, Ambohitsitondroinan'Ambanizana and on Nosy Mangabe have demonstrated, that Masoala is the centre of fern diversity of northeastern Madagascar. 155 varieties distributed in 50 genera were collected, representing 27.3% of the ferns of Madagascar. 45 species were surveyed on Nosy Mangabe.<br><br>
* ''Dypsis moorei''
* ''Lemurophoenix halleuxii''
* ''Voanioala gerardii'' - [[Forest coconut]]<br><br>
Almost half of the Malagasy species of Bignoniaceae grow on the Masoala peninsula. Four types of Bignoniaceae were inventoried, all of which are endemic to Madagascar. That are:
* ''Ophicolea''
* ''Colea''
* ''Phyllarthron''<br><br>
Other interesting plants are: