The Itremo Massif Protected Area in the Central Highlands of Madagascar — a plant species checklist

Summary The Itremo Massif Protected Area was established and is managed by Kew Madagascar. Here, we publish a plant species checklist of the Itremo Massif Protected Area. It is one of the first expert-verified plant species checklists to be generated for a protected area in Madagascar and includes 749 plant species, 353 genera and 103 families. For each species, full synonymy, notes on vernacular names, global distribution, distribution in Madagascar, elevation, habitat and ecology, flowering period, conservation status and specimen lists are provided.