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The southern Bush
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General Lyautey, who ruled the South at the beginning of the colonial era, was describing the Southern Bush in these terms: if one is to get an idea of this, one should think of the most fanciful compositions by Gustave Doré illustrating witch stories, or Riou's creations of Jules Verne's imaginary worlds.
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Not a single familiar plant. This is surreal... A forest from sub-marine fantasies, a forest of leafless trees sitting on a bed of cactuses and underneath, a thicket of fantastic trees: the rahondra or sausage tree, the famata where each leaf is replaced by something that resembles a pickle…
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The southern Bush, Malagasy flora gem, consists of low, dense, drought-persistent vegetation, which adapts to arid climate.
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But one should not picture the South as a spooky area dedicated only to thrill-seekers! Among the 38 species of Aloes for example, the Aloes Vaombe might be one of the most beautiful plants in Madagascar; its clusters of scarlet flowers scorch its surrounding dry landscape, and it blooms there for all of us to enjoy.