Flora

[wayfaringwordhack]

This offering is just a glimpse of the types of flowers here on Mayotte.  I haven't photographed them all yet!

This is a coral hibiscus:

A white hibiscus:


This is the pendula growing over our terrace wall.  When we moved in on the 11th of August there were only four...thingies (can't think of the name):

This is the pendula today:


detail on the tip:

 

I don't know what this flower is.  I know it isn't the best picture or the prettiest specimen, but check out the odd shape of its petals:

I think this is the kind of bean Jack traded his cow for:

Frangipani (plumeria).  Gorgeous!

Frangipani by candlelight

Comments

[pjthompson]

Absolutely gorgeous! Is that bean thing a giant carob or something?

[jmeadows.livejournal.com]

Oooh, mostly lovely!

[rabiagale.livejournal.com]

Beautiful flowers. Weird bean-thingy (what is it?). Does frangipani smell nice?

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what it is in English. In French they just call it "haricot géant," literally "giant bean." *googles* Hmmm, can't find it. But I don't *think* it is edible or sweet. A site that I saw about carobs say they get about a foot long, but the "haricots géants" that I've seen measure more like 3. My nature book is no help. :(

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

The bean is literally called "haricot géant": Giant bean. And frangipani smells divine!