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anthurium cultivation in greenhouse mauritius1047 viewsJul 18, 2008
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anguive mauritius687 viewsJul 18, 2008
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alpinia purpurata mauritius275 viewsJul 18, 2008
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aloe vera front view mauritius325 viewsJul 18, 2008
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aloe vera mauritius272 viewsJul 18, 2008
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alcea rosea hollyhock mauritius762 viewsJul 18, 2008
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allamanda mauritius246 viewsJul 18, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden general view also known as talipot293 viewsThe long process of flowering and growing fruit uses up all the trees food reserves which it had accumulated in its trunk over its long life span. So as the Talipot Palm is monocarpic, which means ?¢‚Ǩ?ìonce fruiting?¢‚Ǩ¬ù, right after the flowering process is over, it dies. Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden front view also known as talipot468 viewsThe Talipot flower consists of more than 20 million tiny yellowish and white blossoms growing on large branches that rise up to 5 metres from the centre of its cluster of fan-shaped leaves growing out of the trunk. The small and round green fruits take almost a year to mature. A flowering Talipot is a rare and majestic sight to see.Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden flower-and sky view also known as talipot656 viewsMany other parts of the plant are useful. Besides being a source for timber and thatch, the leaves of the Talipot Palm can be used for weaving mats, its hard seeds are made into buttons, its trunk contains delicious sago starch, the palm heart is a sought after delicacy. And as if all of that was not enough; the flower stalks contain a sap which is fermented into intoxicating palm wine.Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden flower view also known as talipot315 viewsAccording to botanists, flowering once in a lifetime bears the advantage that the large quantity of fruit produced at once cannot possibly all be eaten or destroyed, thus plenty of new plants will survive and eventually replace the mother plant.Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden also known as talipot472 viewsThe Talipot Palm has not only a unique living pattern but also many unique features. Since ancient times for instance, its young leaves have been used as paper. As a matter of fact, a large part of the original Buddhist scripture was recorded on Talipot Palm leaves. Jul 08, 2008
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