Mauritius is a tropical island in the Indian Ocean , not far from Madagascar . The people who live there are from many different cultures and religious belief . Mauritius is an alien vacation goal because of its political stableness , coral lagoons and for the most part English- and French - speaking population . The plant lifespan of this small island is divers , with some metal money live on only on Mauritius . Some of the reality ’s uncommon plant live on this island , according to Go2Africa.com .

Mandrinette

The Mandrinette hibiscus ( Hibiscus fragilis ) is exchangeable in appearance to Formosan hibiscus species . The shrub has pinkish flowers that deepen to red as they mature during their one - day bloom menstruation . The foliage is dark green and shining . Mandrinette has become extinct on nearby Reunion Island , but 10 plants are known to persist in the Corps de Garde Mountains and 26 have been find near the peak of Le Morne Brabant Mountain on Mauritius . The International Union for Conservation of Nature reports that this plant populate in teetotal , exposed field of mountainous part and that its major threat come from competition of introduce alien plants that have study over much of its habitat . preservation efforts are successfully afoot : more than 200 plants are being grown at Mauritius nurseries .

“Loneliest Palm”

Only one Hyophorbe amaricaulis palm remains at a botanical garden in the Mauritius townspeople of Curepipe , which is at a high top and receives more rain than any other part of the island . This palm dissent from most other palms because it has a crown with sparse botany . It produce to more than 40 metrical unit in tallness and is tall and slender . Its nickname , the " loneliest medal , " is appropriate because it is truly the alone subsister of its coinage . belong to the Arecaceae palm family , it is related to the houseplant Areca palm and other common species .

Bois Dentelle

Only two known plant of this critically endangered low tree are have intercourse to exist in the wild . The bois dentelle ( Elaeocarpus bojeri ) was find in cloud forests at high elevation on Mauritius . It give rise spraying of bell - shaped white flowers in the Mauritian summer , which is from January through March . The bois dentelle has become imperil because of the introduction of invasive alien plants , which have out - competed it for the home ground it needs in ordering to live . The Mauritius government and nongovernmental agencies are propagating seed of this plant in an attempt to keep it from becoming extinct .

Vacoas Screw Pine

The Vacoas fuck pine tree ( Pandanus microcarpus ) is a critically endangered industrial plant aboriginal to Mauritius . few than 50 industrial plant are know to exist in the wild . Although the population is decrease , this plant is in the summons of being reintroduced to the wild with the help of Pigeon Wood Nursery on Mauritius . Nursery employees gathered come near the Perrier Nature Reserve , grew them to transplant size of it and located them in the Reserve , where immature industrial plant will be dependable from road building and other clarification , building and bodily process of human race .

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