''Moringa drouhardii'', the bottle tree, is an endemic species of southwest
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It occurs in the
Madagascar spiny thickets
The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar. The vegetation type is found on poor substrates with low, erratic winter rainfall. The ecoregion contains an outstanding pr ...
ecoregion, especially at the
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
cliffs to the east of
Lake Tsimanampetsotsa
Lake Tsimanampetsotsa (french: Lac Tsimanampetsotsa) (also called Lake Tsimanampesotse) is a moderately Soda lake, alkaline lake in the Toliara Province, in the southwestern part of Madagascar. It is located at around . The lake is protected wit ...
, on the Mahafaly Plateau.
The species is often planted in local villages and around traditional tombs. Neither the seeds (rich in edible oil and flocculating proteins) nor the leaves (that can be eaten as green vegetables) are traditionally used in the
Atsimo-Andrefana
Atsimo-Andrefana is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2018. Atsimo ...
Region (southwestern Madagascar) despite their significant benefits.
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Gallery
Image:Moringa_Drouhardii11_Asit.jpg, 19 May 2007
Image:Moringa_Drouhardii24_Asit.jpg, 19 September 2007
Image:Moringa_Drouhardii27_Asit.jpg, 6 June 2008
Image:Moringa_Drouhardii34_Asit.jpg, 28 November 2009
Image:Moringa_Drouhardii01_Asit.jpg, 5 June 2010
File:M.drouhardiiseeds1.JPG, ''M. drouhardii'' seeds: entire (left) and without shell (right)
File:M.drouhardiiseeds2.JPG, ''M. drouhardii'' seeds with cracked outer shells
Drouhardii
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Trees of Madagascar
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