''Tacca ankaranensis'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the yam family

Dioscoreaceae Dioscoreaceae () is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of ''Dioscorea''). The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) both ...

, which is endemic to Madagascar. It was discovered on the Ankarana massif in far northern Madagascar. It was first described in 1997 by Martine Bardot-Vaucoulon.

References

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