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Pages in category "Endemic flora of Rodrigues" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
View from one of the lookout points. It is located in the high Grand Montagne mountains, in the central eastern part of Rodrigues. The reserve includes an education and information centre, remains of the extinct Solitaire and giant tortoise species, and the only remaining endemic species of the island - the Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis), Rodrigues Fody (Foudia flavicans) and ...
Flora of Rodrigues — an island politically belonging to Mauritius, located in the Western Indian Ocean off East Africa. The flora of Rodrigues is not included in the flora of Mauritius in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions .
Rodrigues is only 1.5 million years old, even if the plateau under the lagoon surrounding Rodrigues may be much more ancient than the island. [11] Over time Rodrigues has developed a unique environment, including many endemic species. Rodrigues is situated about 560 kilometres (350 mi) to the east of Mauritius.
This species is endemic to the island of Rodrigues. It is found mainly in small groups on the higher mountains and valley slopes of the island, where it shares its habitat with the other endemic Pandanus species, the more robust Pandanus heterocarpus. Inhabitants of the island use the leaves of both species for the fibres, and for making roofs ...
Rodrigues was once home to two unique and endemic species of giant tortoise: the tall-standing, long-necked, saddle-backed Cylindraspis vosmaeri that browsed the trees and bushes; and the smaller, low, dome-shelled Cylindraspis peltastes that grazed grasses and ground vegetation. At the time of the arrival of human settlers, dense tortoise ...
Young R. rodriguesii plant with "elliptic obtuse" leaves. Ramosmania rodriguesi, commonly known as café marron, [1] is a tree native to the Mauritian island of Rodrigues [2] in the Indian Ocean. The plant has an average size of about 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) [2] and features white five-petal star-shaped
Flower comparison between the widespread Cynanchum viminale (left) and the endemic Rodrigues cynanchum (right). Note the tusk-like inner lobes of the C.viminale flowers, which are skirted by a low ring around the corona base. The inner lobes of C. guehoi are fused into one round, compact cylinder. Each lobe-tip is thickened and triangular, and ...