(magyarul lásd lent). These amateur shots were taken on Mauritius in January 2005.
Photo and video list:
Mangrove swamp opposite to Ile aux Aigrettes Island, near Mahebourg.
Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophoraceae. Another mangrove species lives on the island; the Brughiera gymnorhiza. On the videos small trees of Thespesia populnea, Malvaceae can be seen, which is not indigenous to the island, but has proliferated on the salty shallow waters.
Ile aux Aigrettes islet.
Gastonia mauritiana, Araliaceae, juvenile specimen.
Photo: Dodo reconstruction. The now-extinct Dodo bird lived near the seashore and in ebony forests like they want to reconstruct on this island.
Pandanus vandermeerschii
Cassine orientalis
Turraea casimaniana
Juvenile Latania loddigesii. This specimen really has bluish color.
Lomatophyllum tormentorii.
Columba mayeri, Columbidae pink dove sits on an oxwood branch (Gastonia mauritiana).
Only about 10 specimens of this dove remained in natural circumstances, but now 75 or more live on this islet and further about 300 in all of Mauritius. We can read about it in Gerald Durrel's book. Rather a delightful read, mainly the part about trapping.
Has been observed that the birds "became drowsy" after eating Stillingia (Euphorbiaceae) berries, so juice of the plant could be slightly toxic. At one time this dove was prevalent on Mauritius.
Aldabra giant turtle (Geochelone gigantea), shot taken by flashlight. The local, inborn Geochelone species has been extinct by mariners. The Aldabra turtle helps protect the native vegetation by grazing (check on video!) and spreading its dung.
Many Dodonaea viscosa, Sapindaceae grows on the island, also native.
Scaevola taccada, Goodinaceae. On shores of the IndoPacific region, Pemphis acidula is common. We found it plentiful around Grand Baie, directly on the sandy seashore.
Diospyros egrettarum
Diospyros egrettarum male sprout
Diospyros egrettarum female flower
2 Gastonia mauritiana photo, crop and sprout
video and photos of the nursery garden:
Plants to be planted outdoors are raised here, e.g. Tarenna borbonica, Rubiaceae, Tambourissa quadrifida, Monimiaceae and Terminalia bentzoe (also heterophyl plant) can be seen on the video.
New photo: Dictyosperma album var conjugatum settled juvenile palm specimen, endemic on Il de Ronde.
Diospyros egrettarum flower
Gardenia mauritana (oxwood) juvenile to adult. Good cyclone and draught resistant plant. The shot shows clearly how the shape of the leaves change from the juvenile to adult plant. Also a video was taken on the subject.
Reptile Leiolopisma telfairii also has been introduced. This big statured lizard subsisted on Ile de Runde (Round Island) is about to be set free on the island after propagation. Presently there are six specimens. Durell makes this fascinating, when he writes about the adventures on Round Island.
Ludia mauritiana, Flacourtiaceae is common on Mauritius.
Dracaena concinna Mauritius, endemic Dragon tree, 2 photos
Diospyros egrettarum
Phymatodes scolopendria and Diospyros egrettarum, 7 photos (this ebony specie got its name from Ile aux Aigrettes Island). This Diospyros is colonizing on the coastal areas, it is a rather branching type. These specimens could be 150 years old. Their trunks become very large and white. Nice specimens are situated on higher altitudes (7-10 m!) of the island. Also, a nice photo of the plant association was taken.
Phelsuma ornata (ornate day gecko). Active by daylight when it hunts for insects and licks the nectar of flowers. If I have understood the explanation of the guide, also the flower of the next orchid. Perhaps gecko pollination?
2 photos of Oeniella aphrodite. This orchid is endemic only in coastal ebony association remnants on Mauritius.
The next two photos probably show Ficus reflexa. Characteristic species of coastal ebony associations. (Our guide says Ficus ouba.)
Other characteristic species of the association are the Eugenia and Gastonia.
Margaritaria anomala, Euphorbiaceae
Hibiscus tiliaceus (our guide said morni hibiscus)
Shot of the crown level. Dark green foliage of the ebony (Diospyros egrettarum) trees are clearly visible.
Erythroxylum sideroxyloides, 3 photos. Wood of this tree is very hard and burns pretty slowly. It can be used as a torch, wound with rags soaked in paraffin.
Silhouette of the Lion Mountains.
Hibiscus tiliaceus, yellow mauve shrub. 4 photos
Nice Rosaceae. 3 photos
The climate was really hot and muggy.
Special thanks to Anna Nundoochan and her husband Mr. Nundoochan for their help and to Imran, our driver for his patience.
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Az amatőr videók Mauritiuson készültek 2005 Január elején egy botanikai fotózás mellékleteként.
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Mauritiusby molacase115,996 views
so cool but kinnda borning
MrTheDhe 10 months ago
ty for showing.
OpenSkie 1 year ago