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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.
A small juvenile plant, growing in coastal coral sediments at François Leguat Giant Tortoise and Cave Reserve. It is endemic to the island of Rodrigues, in Mauritius. It used to occur throughout Rodrigues island, but was especially common in coastal regions and on limestone or old coral sediments. It is now critically endangered.
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 ...
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 flowers. Its French common name café marron translates to "brown coffee."
This species is endemic to the island of Rodrigues. It occurs throughout the island and is one of the only species of that island that is still common. It is especially common on the lowlands and also near the coast. On the higher mountains it shares its habitat with another endemic, the slender Pandanus tenuifolius. Inhabitants of the island ...
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 .
Pyrostria revoluta is found on Rodrigues, one of the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean, and an Outer island of Mauritius. [2] By 1980, it appeared to be restricted to Grande Montagne and Cascade Victoire, and by 1989, the species was considered to be "on the verge of extinction". [2]
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.