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Madagascar Expedition "06"


Jeff Searle

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Later in the afternoon, Bill and I dropped of Guy after returning to the capital. Pete had still not returned from down south, so much of the following day we did nothing. We did walk over to a bookstore and I bought another map of the country and a dictionary on Malagasy words. Pete finally arrived at 9pm that night.

    The next morning, we had a scheduled flight from Tana up to Maroantsetra for another long stay down at Camp Tampolo on the Masoala peninsula. After boarding the plane, we waiting approx. 2 1/2 hours, only to be told that we were getting off because of mechanical problems. Air madagascar then drove us to the White Horse Inn for an overnight stay. We were told that at 6:00am the following morning, we would have the next flight out. These last two days sort of went by the wayside, but things like this usually happen over hear. Out in the parking lot, was this very nice Dypsis baronii growing.

Jeff

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Great color in the crownshaft.

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Also growing in the parking lot was this unusual form of a poinsettia plant.

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Same. I was able to buy 3 plants down near Ambositra, which are still growing back at the nursery.

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We finally arrived in Maroantsetra. We arranged to go to Camp Tampolo to spend a few days by boat. This is Joseph, who owns the camp, pushing us off for the 2 hour ride down.

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This was the same flowering tree we saw on the previous trip there. Any guesses on what it might be?

Jeff

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This we think was the solid leaf form of Dypsis forficifolia.

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And the stems of the same palm. (sorry for the poor picture quality)

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These large understory palms are still a mystery. The first time that Pete and Bill saw these, they referred to them as the blue/gray palm, because of a tinge of color on the leaves.

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Another look.

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The base of the trunk, same palm species(?)

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(Jeff Searle @ Apr. 26 2007,18:37)

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These large understory palms are still a mystery. The first time that Pete and Bill saw these, they referred to them as the blue/gray palm, because of a tinge of color on the leaves.

Do I know this palm?  ???

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(Jeff Searle @ Apr. 26 2007,21:19)

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This was the same flowering tree we saw on the previous trip there. Any guesses on what it might be?

Jeff

Jeff- It looks like something in the Rubiaceae, but I don't know a genus right now. Sorry.

Zac

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Once again we found this area of Satranala decussilvae. Many of these large palms were plentiful. But in the case as last year, they were just flowering, and no seed were on the trees.

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Detail of some of the flowers. It was nearly impossible to get the overall palm in the picture.

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This is looking at a very large Dypsis carlsmithii. After looking around for a smaller one to photograph, I could only find these large giants. The only way you could photograph these were to stand underneath them and look straight up. They were probably about 40-60' tall.

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One more look.

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A very large leaf emerging out of the ground. No idea on the species.

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Sarafin, Pete and Bill

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A large stout palm that seem to always have a messy appearance.

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Another look.

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An unusual groundcover.

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Dear Jeff  :)

iam a person who loves variety,at times i felt boring seeing only dypsis in our forum discussions.but the winds of change

has blown over our threads_courtesy Dear Jeff !  :)

thanks man great plants and that blue fruits were making my mouth water prufusely_is it edible ?

and our friend the double O7 was seen in a casual mode with some lovely creatures they were new to me...

and that tour should have been a relaxing & a regunivation one for your team_am i right on this  :D

thanks & Lots of love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Amazing Jeff!  Thanks for posting.

Jack Sayers

East Los Angeles

growing cold tolerant palms halfway between the equator and the arctic circle...

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Taking a much needed break on the trail. It had been raining alot,allthough refreshing.

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And our guide.

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A very large Orania ravaka. This palm we saw very few of in the area.

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Up close look.

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This was a palm that none of us understood. We thought Ravenea, but no clue on the species.

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Another look.

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A very beautiful palm and one that should be grown more is this Ravenea dransfieldii.

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Another look showing the beautiful colors in the crown.

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One last look.

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That "other tree" may very well be Rubiaceae (4 corolla lobes).  Not a Clerodendrum.  Must be serviced by an incredibly long-tongued nectar sucker.  Reminds me just a bit of today's NY Times story on ducks.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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Here was some kind of weird seed pod down low on a tree.

Jeff

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A view of just how thick the forest can be.

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This is looking through the forest at one of only a few trails that are available to use.

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At Camp Tampolo, this is one of 5 bungalows that are there that travelers can use. They can sleep from one to four people, and are actually very comfortable. There is no electric, and each comes with a small candle to be used at night. This camp is approx. 100' from the shoreline.

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