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Trond, your pictures reminded me of Brazilian Vellozia spp. which are reputed to be tricky to grow. Doubtless there is some expertise among forumists
These Malagasy cousins are new to me, but Mauro Peixoto shows pictures of several Brazilian ones here, and even lists seed According to Bart Simpson 'Trying is the first step toward failure' so I'm fighting the temptation
Could your blueberry bush type thing be Melastomataceae ~ there's something about the leaves that makes me suggest that...
Nice when you can recognize at least the family The one looking like a blueberry remainds me after the calyx of a Brachyotum from Andes (with larger flowers and another colour). It may fit in the Madagascar climate, but you do the research I have lots to sow
Trond,If I understand correctly even at 2,000 meters the climate is subtropical? It also looks like the climate is dry subtropical or at least only seasonally moist? All the lush looking sites seem to be near year round water of some sort. In some ways, some of your photographs remind me of the dry western parts of India.
Robert, Although the climate is subtropical to tropical at the coast, at 2000m altitude it is cool nights, at least in the dry period with occasional frost at night. Even in Antsirabe at 1500m it can be frost at night in winter.