''Tacca ankaranensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the

yam Yam or YAM may refer to: Plants and foods *Yam (vegetable), common name for members of ''Dioscorea'' * Taro, known in Malaysia and Singapore as yam * Sweet potato, specifically its orange-fleshed cultivars, often referred to as yams in North Amer ...

family Dioscoreaceae, which is endemic to Madagascar. It was discovered on the

Ankarana massif Ankarana Special Reserve in northern Madagascar was created in 1956. It is a small, partially vegetated plateau composed of 150-million-year-old middle Jurassic limestone. With an average annual rainfall of about , the underlying rocks have been ...

in far northern Madagascar. It was first described in 1997 by

Martine Bardot-Vaucoulon Martine is a feminine given name and a surname. Given name * Martine Aubry (born 1950), French politician * Martine Audet (born 1961), Canadian poet * Martine Aurillac (born 1939), French politician * Martine Baay-Timmerman (born 1958), Dutch pol ...

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Dioscoreaceae Root vegetables Endemic flora of Madagascar Plants described in 1997 {{monocot-stub