Endemic to Anaa and is the the dominant plant in some places. It grows right above the reaches of the high tide, and is battered by sea salt and wind. Some can grow to form beatiful bonzai trees. Those who grow on deeper soil can form 2-3 meter tall forests.
They are pollinated mainly by [...]
Endemic to Anaa, and grows widespread and in particular on disturbed coral ground like roads or paths where it can grow to large specimens like this one. Once larger plants and bush take over it will not receive sufficient light and will eventually diminish.
Endemic to French Polynesia and the Anaa atoll, where it grows commonly.
I didn’t see many insects on the flowers, so it’s perhaps pollinated at night.
Not endemic and comes from Latin America. Here on Anaa it is a small plant, no taller than 30-40 cm.
I found it growing alongside the coral dirt road in the coconut groves close to the village.
Endemic to French Polynesia and grows commonly here on Anaa. It’s a creeping subwoody plant.
The flower has a slight resemblance to the Hypericum.
Grows commonly in the coconut groves and alongside the coral dirt road around the village.
Introduced species that is native to Madagascar.
Endemic to French Polynesia and the Anaa atoll, and grows commonly here. The flowers are a magnet to ants which flows to each and every flower during its blossoming hours.
It grows to a few metres and is bushy and decorative, and thus some have this in their garden.
Grows commonly in the coconutgroves, and is an introduced species to the Anaa atoll and French Polynesia. It’s native to latin America
This plant is endemic to French Polynesia and the Anaa atoll and it grows widespread.
The population of bees is abundant and they are the main pollinator, but also various flies visit these flowers.
Some will know this orchid from the florist, and it grows commonly here in the forest at mid elevations and upwards. The leaves resemble coconut sprouts or the first two simple leaves coming out of the coconut and it’s thus easy to recognize when it’s not in bloom.
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