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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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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.