Distribution: Madagascar, Africa
Bioclimate: Subhumid, Dry, Subarid
Vegetation Formation: Thicket, Forest
Elevation (m): 0-499, 500-999, 1000-1499, 1500-1999
Province: Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toliara
Protected Areas 
: Beza Mahafaly, Tsaratanana
Important sites outside protected areas: Montagne des Français
Note: The variant subsp. uncinatus in Madagascar is wild, a second subsp. purpureus is widely cultivated.
Updated on: 08 Sep. 2006
