TABLE 1.

Percentage survival and mean percentage change in height of survivors for 19 native species on Madagascar’s highlands, ten months after planting; with comments on each species.

Species	Family	N	% survival	Mean % change in height of survivors	Comments (mainly based on personal observation)
Dodonaea madagascariensis	Sapindaceae	10	100	98	Small shrub, leaves used to feed silkworms. Reported to be an effective colonizer of burnt landscapes (Pareliuseen et al. 2006)
Harungana madagascariensis	Clusiaceae	6	100	96	Small tree, pioneer species, bird-dispersed
Filicium decipiens	Sapindaceae	10	100	75	Medium tree, lemur - dispersed
Macaranga alnifolia	Euphorbiaceae	10	100	56	Shrub or small tree, pioneer species
Dracaena reflexa	Convallariaceae	10	100	43	Shrub, bird - dispersed
Aphloia theiformis	Aphloiaceae	7	100	24	Shrub, bird - dispersed, leaves used to make tisane, pioneer species
Ophiocolea sp.	Bignoniaceae	10	100	16	Shrub or small tree, lemur - dispersed
Tambourissa purpurea	Monimiaceae	10	100	6	Small tree, lemur - dispersed
Uapaca densifolia	Euphorbiaceae	10	90	34	Small tree, lemur - dispersed, frequent species in native forest on the highlands
Schizolaena tampoketsana	Sarcolaenaceae	10	90	29	Medium tree, threatened species
Macphersonia gracilis	Sapindaceae	10	90	25	Small tree, lemur - dispersed
Eugenia sp.	Myrtaceae	10	90	12	Medium tree, lemur - and bird-dispersed
Saldinia sp.	Rubiaceae	10	80	52	Shrub, bird - dispersed
Canarium madagascariense	Burseraceae	10	80	9	Large tree, lemur - dispersed, key stone food species for lemurs
Ravenea madagascariensis	Arecaceae	10	70	37	Medium palm, bird - dispersed
Erythroxylum corymbosum	Erythroxylaceae	10	60	27	Small tree, bird - dispersed
Ixora sp.	Rubiaceae	10	40	2	Shrub, bird - dispersed
Trema orientalis	Celtidaceae	4	25	−68	Shrub or small tree, pioneer species, bird - dispersed
Elaeocarpus hildebrandtii	Elaeocarpaceae	7	14	40	Medium tree, lemur - dispersed