Endemic Seychelles species

[doranakandawatta]

How many different species can you see on this picture?

(a view in Vallée de Mai, Praslin)

[Mandrew968]

I did not see a Lodoicea so I will say 4 out of 5?

[Trava]

11?

[doranakandawatta]

Let's try:

from left to right, in front:

Deckenia seedlings, Verschaffeltia seedlings, Roscheria melanochaetes

middle:
Verschaffeltia roots, against the roots: Nephrosperma leaves, Deckenia trunk

background:

Phoenicophorium trunk, Lodoicea young leaves, on the right: Phoenicophorium and Lodoicea leaves

6 on the 6 endemic species of Seychelles You can imagine that such a view made me crazy !