Native forest like that at Ankafobe is now exceptionally rare on the Highlands.
The importance of the Ankafobe Forest is primarily due to the presence there of a large propotion of the world's population of the tree Schizolaena tampoketsana (Sarcolaenaceae),
The tree Schizolaena tampoketsana (Sarcolaenaceae), locally known as Sohisika.
The forest is also important because it contains a rich flora and faune including a population of the brown lemur Eulemur fulvus.