Flora of the Marquesas Islands
Topic: Biology
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The Marquesas Islands have a diverse flora, with a high rate of endemism. They are in the floristic Polynesian subkingdom of the Oceanian realm.
Food Plants
Most of the food plants are not endemic, and include:
- Avocados
- Bananas
- Breadfruit (mei) from which "mā" is made.
- Cashews
- Coconuts
- Jambul
- Grapefruits
- Guavas
- Lemons
- Mangos
- Pandanus
- Papayas
- Pineapples
- Plantains
- Soursops
- Sugar apples
- Taro (taʻo) from which "poke", similar to poi, is made.
- Vanilla
Other plants
- Frangipani
- Hibiscus
- Mape
- Nono
- Tiara
Pelagodoxa henryana, the only species in the genus Pelagodoxa, is a palm tree that is endemic to the Marquesas Islands.[1]
See also
- Marquesan Nature Reserves
References
- ↑ Dransfield, John; Uhl, Natalie W.; Asmussen, Conny B.; Baker, William J.; Harley, Madeline M.; Lewis, Carl E. (2008). Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-182-2.
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