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Carlephyton madagascariense is a tuberous, herbaceous Arum-family plant endemic to dry deciduous forest in northern Madagascar, where it grows in clusters. It is an endangered wild species and is rarely grown in cultivation, so care advice is limited to general geophyte practice.
Carlephyton madagascariense is a plant species in the genus Carlephyton endemic to Madagascar.
Carlephyton madagascariense is native to the Ankarana area of northern Madagascar. It inhabits dry deciduous forest between 10 and 250 meters elevation. It typically grows in clusters.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carlephyton madagascariense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
