The forest is home to several rare and limited-range plants. Spondias tefyi is a species of tree found only in the Analavelona forests and the deciduous forests of Zombitse about 50 km to the southeast.Mitchell, J. D., Daly, D. C., & Randrianasolo, A. (2012). The first report of Spondias native to Madagascar: Spondias tefyi, sp. nov. (Anacardiaceae). Brittonia, 64(3), 263–267. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23254063 Dalbergia hirticalyx is a large forest tree found in the Analavelona forest, with smaller populations in Zombitse and in Bongolava in central Madagascar.Phillipson, P., Wilding, N. & Manjato, N. 2022. Dalbergia hirticalyx. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T38236A68497960. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T38236A68497960.en. Accessed 19 November 2022. Other native plants include Aloe analavelonensis, Euphorbia analavelonensis, and Pseudodicliptera humilis.
