Last Updated: 15/11/04
While
visiting Okinawa, I came across many weird and wonderful plants, many of which
I'd never seen before. I'm afraid I'm not much of a horticulturalist, and
know next to nothing about plants. Here are some pics for your
enjoyment. If you know what the plants are, then good for you. If
you know what they are and want me to update this page to provide the names,
then please e-mail me!
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A tree on one of the main streets in Ishigaki "City" (Ishigaki Island) |
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(Ishigaki Island) |
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I'm fairly sure this one's a thistle (Ishigaki Island) |
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Katie calls it).
It could be erythrina, but I'm not certain.
(Ishigaki Island) |
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Some palm trees (Ishigaki Island) |
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Another
interesting tree |
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One thing came to my mind when I saw this tree - fractals (ok, so there not quite fractals...maybe you had to be there...) (Ishigaki Island) |
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(Ishigaki Island) |
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More palm trees (Ishigaki Island) |
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And
some more! |
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A rather tall, elegant palm tree (Ishigaki Island) |
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Some
huge flowers |
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A really weird palm tree type thing, that looked like it was made up of at least three different plants
(Iriomote Island)
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Coconuts?
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(Iriomote Island) |
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They're not coconuts...not sure what they are... (Iriomote Island) |
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Wild bananas
(Ishigaki Island) |
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Sensitive Mimosa!
I recognise this one from GCSE science with Miss Sayers. I was fascinated by it then, and I still am now. This one plant gave me a full 15 minutes of fun!
(for those who don't know - if you stroke, shake, or brush past these leaves, they fold up)
(Iriomote Island) |
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Cultivated
land in Iriomote |
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Another of those weird palm tree things (Iriomote
Island) |
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Seed pod (Taketomi Island) |
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A
small plant growing out of a wall in Taketomi island |
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Now THIS is a pineapple...just a baby one, though! (Iriomote
Island) |
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