Tacca ankaranensis is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae, which is endemic to Madagascar.[1] It was discovered on the Ankarana massif in far northern Madagascar.[2]
| Ankarana arrowroot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Tacca |
| Species: | T. ankaranensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tacca ankaranensis | |
It was first described in 1997 by Martine Bardot-Vaucoulon.[1][2]
References
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