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In the Isalo National Park grow more than 400 plant species. The following plants are endemic to Madagascar:
* ''Pachypodium rosulatum'' - [[Elephant's Foot Plant]] of the Apocynaceae family
* ''Catharantus ovalis'' - medicinal plant, endemic to the Ihorombe region and the entire plain of Zomandao
* ''Kalanchoe'' - medicinal plant
* ''Palmier d’Isalo'' - adapted itself to the hot, dry climate of the Isalo region
* ''Bismarckia nobilis'' - a typical palm of the region, with the particularity to resist fire. Its branches are used by the villagers for plaiting. The Malagasy name for the palm is "Satrana".
== The best flora most visible to tourists ==