{"id":6760,"date":"2024-11-05T12:21:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T11:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=6760"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:27:27","slug":"an-eclectic-botanical-tour-of-the-polynesian-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/an-eclectic-botanical-tour-of-the-polynesian-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"An eclectic botanical tour of the Polynesian islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br><strong>Polynesians have a very strong relationship with the land that nurtures them and with plants. Ornamental flowers, food or medicinal plants, plant-based fabrics - nature is an essential resource that runs through the history of Fenua (1) and accompanies the inhabitants throughout their lives.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/an-eclectic-botanical-tour-of-the-polynesian-islands\/#Le_tiare_tahiti_embleme_de_la_Polynesie\" >The Tahitian tiara, emblem of Polynesia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/an-eclectic-botanical-tour-of-the-polynesian-islands\/#Le_cocotier_symbole_des_mers_du_Sud\" >The coconut palm, symbol of the South Seas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/an-eclectic-botanical-tour-of-the-polynesian-islands\/#Des_plantes_caracteristiques_de_la_botanique_indo-malaise\" >Plants characteristic of Indo-Malay botany<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/an-eclectic-botanical-tour-of-the-polynesian-islands\/#Quelques_especes_importees_parfois_invasives\" >Some imported species, sometimes invasive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Couronne d&rsquo;orchid\u00e9es et de tiar\u00e9 tahiti. S. Grandadam.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Couronne d&#039;orchid\u00e9es et de tiar\u00e9 tahiti. S. Grandadam.\" title=\"French Polynesia. Tahitian orchid and tiare wreath. S. Grandadam.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"French Polynesia. Tahitian orchid and tiare wreath. S. Grandadam.\" class=\"wp-image-6763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@S.-Grandadam06431-Copier.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>French Polynesia. Tahitian orchid and tiare wreath \u00a9 S. Grandadam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Like the other islands of the Pacific, Polynesia has an indigenous flora that was established before the arrival of man, thanks to the winds, sea currents and birds. With the various migrations, the flora was enriched by new species from Asia, Malaysia and the Western Pacific. These included the tiare tahiti, a shrub of the rubiaceae family renowned for its small, fragrant white flowers, the breadfruit tree and the fehi banana tree. From the end of the 17th century, the first missionaries introduced many other plants: mango trees, letchis, food and ornamental plants. And they acclimatised others: tamarind, lemon, avocado, vanilla, etc. Nature here is generous and the volcanic soils so fertile that they have provided for the needs of the Polynesians throughout their history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_tiare_tahiti_embleme_de_la_Polynesie\"><\/span>The Tahitian tiara, emblem of Polynesia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Couple de jeunes mari\u00e9s accueillis avec des colliers et couronnes de fleurs. \u00a9 S. Grandadam.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Couple de jeunes mari\u00e9s accueillis avec des colliers et couronnes de fleurs. \u00a9 S. Grandadam.\" title=\"French Polynesia. Bride and groom greeted with flower necklaces and wreaths. S. Grandadam.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"French Polynesia. Bride and groom greeted with flower necklaces and wreaths. S. Grandadam.\" class=\"wp-image-6770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06037-Copier.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>French Polynesia. Bride and groom greeted with flower necklaces and wreaths. S. Grandadam. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As soon as they arrive at Faaa airport, tired after a long journey, visitors discover that Tahiti could be called \"the island of flowers\". In the necklaces that will be placed around his neck as a sign of welcome, he will quickly spot the scent of the flowers of \" <em>tiare maohi<\/em> or <em>tahiti <\/em>\"<em> (Gardenia tahitensis<\/em>). A native of the Rubiaceae family, its very white corolla has five to eight petals, sometimes more, from a long tube. It gives off an incomparable fragrance: heavy, heady, insidious, sweet, aphrodisiac and attractive. Tiare is used to perfume monoi, the coconut oil still widely used by vahines in their beauty rituals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Symbole de la Polyn\u00e9sie, la plante fleurit toute l\u2019ann\u00e9e et est port\u00e9e tous les jours par nombre de Polyn\u00e9siennes. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Symbole de la Polyn\u00e9sie, la plante fleurit toute l\u2019ann\u00e9e et est port\u00e9e tous les jours par nombre de Polyn\u00e9siennes. B. Postel.\" title=\"Polynesia. A symbol of Polynesia, the plant blooms all year round and is worn every day by many Polynesian women. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Polynesia. A symbol of Polynesia, the plant blooms all year round and is worn every day by many Polynesian women. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-6800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_Hiva-Oa_Atuona_fleur-de-tiare_mars07-014-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Polynesia. A symbol of Polynesia, the tiare blooms all year round and is worn every day by many Polynesian women. \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A still closed flower slipped over the right ear signifies a heart to be taken. Placed behind the left ear, it means the person is taken. The flowers of <em>Tahiti tiare<\/em> are also used in the manufacture of <a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/iles-marquises-the-art-of-fragrant-bouquets\/\">umuhei<\/a>the fragrant Marquesan bouquet. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. On peut acheter les fleurs de tiar\u00e9 tahiti encore en bouton, par \u00ab paquets \u00bb de 100 au march\u00e9 de Tahiti, mais la fleur est \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re et ne dure qu\u2019un jour. S. Grandadam.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. On peut acheter les fleurs de tiar\u00e9 tahiti encore en bouton, par \u00ab paquets \u00bb de 100 au march\u00e9 de Tahiti, mais la fleur est \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re et ne dure qu\u2019un jour. S. Grandadam.\" title=\"French Polynesia. You can buy Tahitian Tiare flowers still in bud, in &quot;packets&quot; of 100 at the Tahiti market, but the flower is ephemeral and lasts only one day. S. Grandadam.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"French Polynesia. You can buy Tahitian Tiare flowers still in bud, in &quot;packets&quot; of 100 at the Tahiti market, but the flower is ephemeral and lasts only one day. S. Grandadam.\" class=\"wp-image-6772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier-600x391.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/polynA01-Copier.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>French Polynesia. You can buy Tahitian Tiare flowers still in bud, in \"packets\" of 100 at the Tahiti market, but the flower is ephemeral and lasts only one day. S. Grandadam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And let's not forget the frangipani, whose fragrant flowers are used to make head or neck crowns. The first frangipani trees were imported to Tahiti in 1852 by the nurseryman M. Abadie, originally from Valparaiso. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Le frangipanier ou tipanie est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un symbole d\u2019immortalit\u00e9 car ses rameaux coup\u00e9s peuvent se garder tr\u00e8s longtemps avant d\u2019\u00eatre replant\u00e9s. M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Le frangipanier ou tipanie est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un symbole d\u2019immortalit\u00e9 car ses rameaux coup\u00e9s peuvent se garder tr\u00e8s longtemps avant d\u2019\u00eatre replant\u00e9s. M. Lasseur.\" title=\"Polynesia. The frangipani or tipania is considered a symbol of immortality because its cut branches can be kept for a very long time before being replanted. M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Polynesia. The frangipani or tipania is considered a symbol of immortality because its cut branches can be kept for a very long time before being replanted. M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-6802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur1967-Copier.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Polynesia. The frangipani or tipania is considered a symbol of immortality because its cut branches can be kept for a very long time before being replanted. M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is called <em>tipanie <\/em>in Polynesia. It takes its name from the Italian Marquis Frangipani, who invented a fragrance similar to the flower of this tree to perfume gloves in the 17th century. The Plumeria genus is the most widespread in Fenua. There are several varieties with magnificent colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_cocotier_symbole_des_mers_du_Sud\"><\/span>The coconut palm, symbol of the South Seas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Des cocotiers dans la vall\u00e9e de Hopa \u00e0 Tahiti. @M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Des cocotiers dans la vall\u00e9e de Hopa \u00e0 Tahiti. @M. Lasseur.\" title=\"French Polynesia. Coconut trees in the Hopa valley in Tahiti. @M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"French Polynesia. Coconut trees in the Hopa valley in Tahiti. @M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-6777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/@M.Lasseur_paysage_1d7-Copier-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>French Polynesia. Coconut trees in the Hopa valley in Tahiti \u00a9 M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The coconut palm (<em>niu <\/em>or <em>ha'ari<\/em>) (<em>Cocos nucifera<\/em>) has conquered all the archipelagos. There are 47 varieties in French Polynesia. The coconuts, carried by the waves and then thrown on a shore, germinate where they have been pushed by chance. The trunk provides quality wood used to make pillars and carpentry. The palms (<em>niau<\/em>), after being treated with sea water and dried, are woven into walls, roofs or mats. The central part of the young shoots, the heart, makes excellent salads and was once a remedy against scurvy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06788-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Cocotiers sur l&rsquo;\u00eele de Moorea. S. Grandadam.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Cocotiers sur l&#039;\u00eele de Moorea. S. Grandadam.\" title=\"French Polynesia. Coconut trees on the island of Moorea. S. Grandadam.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06788-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"French Polynesia. Coconut trees on the island of Moorea. S. Grandadam.\" class=\"wp-image-6779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06788-Copier.jpg 502w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06788-Copier-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06788-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06788-Copier-392x600.jpg 392w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N06788-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>French Polynesia. Coconut trees on the island of Moorea. <\/em><br><em>S. Grandadam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Coconut palms grow on all white and black sand beaches. Originally from Asia or Central America, it has become acclimatised throughout Polynesia. Its flexible fronds sway in the wind and even withstand hurricanes. The nut is used to make the famous \"monoi\", which protects against sunburn. Palms are also used to weave baskets and cover traditional Polynesian houses known as \"far\u00e9s\". <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Moorea. Les fameuses pirogues \u00e0 balancier (va\u2019a) sont fabriqu\u00e9es \u00e0 partir du tronc \u00e9vid\u00e9 ou de planches assembl\u00e9es avec des liens en fibres de coco. S. Grandadam.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Moorea. Les fameuses pirogues \u00e0 balancier (va\u2019a) sont fabriqu\u00e9es \u00e0 partir du tronc \u00e9vid\u00e9 ou de planches assembl\u00e9es avec des liens en fibres de coco. S. Grandadam.\" title=\"French Polynesia. Moorea. The famous outrigger canoes (va&#039;a) are made from hollowed-out trunks or planks assembled with coconut fibre ties. S. Grandadam.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"French Polynesia. Moorea. The famous outrigger canoes (va&#039;a) are made from hollowed-out trunks or planks assembled with coconut fibre ties. S. Grandadam.\" class=\"wp-image-6782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/N5_08563-Moorea-Copier.jpg 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>French Polynesia. Moorea. The famous outrigger canoes (va'a) are made from hollowed coconut trunks or planks assembled with coconut fibre ties \u00a9 S. Grandadam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Des_plantes_caracteristiques_de_la_botanique_indo-malaise\"><\/span>Plants characteristic of Indo-Malay botany<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Le fruit du pommier cyth\u00e8re (Spondias dulcis) est tr\u00e8s appr\u00e9ci\u00e9, nature ou en salade. Renjusplace\/Commons.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Le fruit du pommier cyth\u00e8re (Spondias dulcis) est tr\u00e8s appr\u00e9ci\u00e9, nature ou en salade. Renjusplace\/Commons.\" title=\"Polynesia. The fruit of the Cytherea apple tree (Spondias dulcis) is very popular, either on its own or in salads. Renjusplace\/Commons.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2.jpg\" alt=\"Polynesia. The fruit of the Cytherea apple tree (Spondias dulcis) is very popular, either on its own or in salads. Renjusplace\/Commons.\" class=\"wp-image-6806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spondias_dulcis_June_plum_Renjusplace_2-24x24.jpg 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Polynesia. The fruit of the Cytherea apple tree (Spondias dulcis) is very popular, either on its own or in a salad. Renjusplace\/Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Many plants were brought by the first Polynesians during their migrations in the Pacific. These include the <em>auti <\/em>\" (<em>Cordyline fruticosa<\/em>) with its sweet root, \"petit gingembre\".\u00a0<em>rea moru<\/em> \" (<em>Zinziber zerumbet<\/em>), with pharmaceutical virtues, the \" bancoulier <em>tutui <\/em>\" (<em>Aleurites moluccana<\/em>) with oil-rich seeds for luminaries, the apple tree or \"cythere plum\".<em> vi tahiti<\/em>\" (<em>Spondias dulcis<\/em>), whose fruit is highly prized (New Kythera was the name given to Tahiti by Bougainville). Or the great \" <em>map\u00e9 <\/em>\" (<em>Inocarpus fagiferus<\/em>), a Tahitian chestnut tree with sought-after nuts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_-Ua-Huka_mars07-124-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Le pandanus a des racines-\u00e9chasses qui servent d&rsquo;ancrage \u00e0 la plante. Elles sont utilis\u00e9es en usage externe pour soulager les rhumatismes. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie. Le pandanus a des racines-\u00e9chasses qui servent d&#039;ancrage \u00e0 la plante. Elles sont utilis\u00e9es en usage externe pour soulager les rhumatismes. B. Postel.\" title=\"Polynesia. Pandanus has stilt roots that anchor the plant. They are used externally to relieve rheumatism. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_-Ua-Huka_mars07-124-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Polynesia. Pandanus has stilt roots which anchor the plant. They are used externally to relieve rheumatism. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-6803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_-Ua-Huka_mars07-124-Copier.jpg 512w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_-Ua-Huka_mars07-124-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_-Ua-Huka_mars07-124-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_-Ua-Huka_mars07-124-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Marquises_-Ua-Huka_mars07-124-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Polynesia. Pandanus has stilt roots which anchor the plant. They are used externally to relieve rheumatism. \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And many others, including the pandanus, \" <em>fara <\/em>\" (<em>Pandanus tectorius<\/em>), which had a different function in the Marquesas than in the other Polynesian archipelagos. Instead of being planted for its fruit and seeds, it was used as a universal source of material for basketry and roof insulation! Today, its palms are still used, after treatment in seawater, to cover far\u00e9s, wall panels and carpets. <em>\" peue <\/em>\". Craftsmen, especially in the Austral Islands, use it to weave hats, fans, dancewear, baskets and all sorts of cases that Polynesians and tourists love.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. Les feuilles de taro, un l\u00e9gume appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 pour sa racine et ses feuilles, se consomment cuites. Excellentes excellente source de vitamine C et de polyph\u00e9nols, elles sont toutefois toxiques crues. S. Grandadam.\" data-rl_caption=\"Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise. \u00cele de Morea. Les feuilles de taro, un l\u00e9gume appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 pour sa racine et ses feuilles, se consomment cuites. Excellentes excellente source de vitamine C et de polyph\u00e9nols, elles sont toutefois toxiques crues. S. Grandadam.\" title=\"French Polynesia. Taro leaves, a vegetable prized for its roots and leaves, are eaten cooked. They are an excellent source of vitamin C and polyphenols, but are poisonous raw. S. Grandadam.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"French Polynesia. Morea Island. Taro leaves, a vegetable prized for its roots and leaves, are eaten cooked. They are an excellent source of vitamin C and polyphenols, but are poisonous raw. S. Grandadam.\" class=\"wp-image-6766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MG_6796_PF0307-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>French Polynesia. Morea Island. Taro leaves, a vegetable prized for its roots and leaves, are eaten cooked. They are an excellent source of vitamin C and polyphenols, but are poisonous raw. S. Grandadam.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As far as food is concerned, we should mention the banana trees. <em>fei<\/em> \" (<em>Musa troglodytarum<\/em>) or \" <em>mei <\/em>\" (\" <em>Musa <\/em>\"hybrids from Indonesia); the \" <em>taro <\/em>\" (<em>Colocasia esculenta<\/em>), whose tubers were for a long time the staple food of the Polynesians, the 'pia' (Tacca leontopetloides), a tuber considered by the ancients as a substitute food.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\u00celes Marquises. Utilis\u00e9 par les Polyn\u00e9siens depuis 2000 ans pour stimuler le syst\u00e8me immunitaire, combattre les infections bact\u00e9riennes, virales, parasitaires ou fongiques, le noni donne des fruits toue l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"\u00celes Marquises. Utilis\u00e9 par les Polyn\u00e9siens depuis 2000 ans pour stimuler le syst\u00e8me immunitaire, combattre les infections bact\u00e9riennes, virales, parasitaires ou fongiques, le noni donne des fruits toue l&#039;ann\u00e9e. B. Postel.\" title=\"Marquesas Islands. Noni has been used by Polynesians for 2,000 years to stimulate the immune system and combat bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections, and bears fruit all year round. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Marquesas Islands. Noni has been used by Polynesians for 2,000 years to stimulate the immune system and combat bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections, and bears fruit all year round. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-6794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel__Aranui_Marquises_UA-POU_mars07-150-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Marquesas Islands. Used by Polynesians to stimulate the immune system and combat bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections, noni bears fruit all year round. \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Not forgetting the noni \" <em>nono <\/em>\" (<em>Morinda Citrifolia<\/em>), a major therapeutic plant native to Asia, all the parts of which (leaves, flowers, fruit, bark, roots) are used in traditional medicine to treat a wide range of everyday ailments. Self-prescribed by many individuals to cure numerous infections, heal wounds, prevent the formation of tumours and relieve rheumatism, noni juice is much appreciated by Polynesians.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\u00cele de Fakarava. L&rsquo;arbre \u00e0 pain (Artocarpus altilis) est un arbre de la famille des Morac\u00e9es dont le fruit, &lsquo;uru, est tr\u00e8s pris\u00e9 des Marquisiens. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"\u00cele de Fakarava. L&#039;arbre \u00e0 pain (Artocarpus altilis) est un arbre de la famille des Morac\u00e9es dont le fruit, &#039;uru, est tr\u00e8s pris\u00e9 des Marquisiens. B. Postel.\" title=\"Island of Fakarava. The breadfruit tree (Artocarpus altilis) is a member of the Moraceae family whose fruit, &#039;uru, is highly prized by Marquesans. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Fakarava. The breadfruit tree (Artocarpus altilis) is a member of the Moraceae family whose fruit, &#039;uru, is highly prized by Marquesans. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-6797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_Aranui_Fakarava_Tuamotu_arbre-a-pain_mars07-078-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Island of Fakarava. The breadfruit tree (Artocarpus altilis) is a member of the Moraceae family whose fruit, 'uru, is highly prized by Marquesans. \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>But it's the breadfruit tree, \" '<em>uru <\/em>\"or <em>\" maiore <\/em>\" (<em>Arocarpus altilis<\/em>), which has played a key role in Tahitian botanical mythology. Originally from the Indo-Malayan region, it impressed the first visitors: Cook estimated that planting ten \" <em>uru <\/em>\"The Polynesians were able to feed their descendants for several generations! When cut, the tree will produce 150 fruits after seven years, mainly between November and April. The \" <em>uru <\/em>\"can be eaten roasted, cooked in a hot stone oven, whole or mashed. In the form of a paste for fermenting (\" <em>mahi <\/em>\"and <em>popoi <\/em>\"The surplus was buried in vast pits.) The surplus was buried in vast pits that served as larders in times of famine. A veritable divine blessing for the slavers of the West Indies, the breadfruit tree became the prototype of a tropical diet that was as economical as it was delicious: Commander Bligh and his second-in-command Christian disembarked in Tahiti on an armed ship to take the precious plants back to the English West Indies! We all know what happened to the \"Bounty\"...<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quelques_especes_importees_parfois_invasives\"><\/span>Some imported species, sometimes invasive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_mars07-266-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"La vanille de Tahiti est un produit d&rsquo;exception, plus grosse, plus charnue que la vanille Bourbons. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"La vanille de Tahiti est un produit d&#039;exception, plus grosse, plus charnue que la vanille Bourbons. B. Postel.\" title=\"Tahitian vanilla is an exceptional product, larger and fleshier than Bourbons vanilla. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_mars07-266-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Tahitian vanilla is an exceptional product, bigger and fleshier than Bourbons vanilla. B.Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-6813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_mars07-266-Copier.jpg 512w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_mars07-266-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_mars07-266-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_mars07-266-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Brigitte-Postel_Moorea_mars07-266-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tahitian vanilla is an exceptional product, larger and fleshier than Bourbons vanilla \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Although they arrived late on these islands, in the space of a few centuries man has left his mark on the plant landscape. Among the species that have been imported are the \" <em>tafee <\/em>\" (<em>Coffea arabica)<\/em>avocado (<em>Persea americana<\/em>), papaya \" <em>tita<\/em> \" (<em>Carica papaya<\/em>) or the lantana <em>taratara H\u00e2moa<\/em> \" (<em>Lantana camara<\/em>), which graces many gardens with its yellow or orange flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Starr_031118-0114_Miconia_calvescens.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"Tahiti. Polyn\u00e9sie. Le Miconia calvescens est devenu le \u00ab\u00a0cancer vert\u00a0\u00bb de Tahiti. Ses graines sont dispers\u00e9es par les oiseaux et par l\u2019eau. Forest &#038; Kim Starr\/Commons.\" data-rl_caption=\"Tahiti. Polyn\u00e9sie. Le Miconia calvescens est devenu le &quot;cancer vert&quot; de Tahiti. Ses graines sont dispers\u00e9es par les oiseaux et par l\u2019eau. Forest &amp; Kim Starr\/Commons.\" title=\"Tahiti. Polynesia. Miconia calvescens has become Tahiti&#039;s &quot;green cancer&quot;. Its seeds are dispersed by birds and water. Forest &amp; Kim Starr\/Commons.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Starr_031118-0114_Miconia_calvescens.jpg\" alt=\"Tahiti. Polynesia.  Miconia calvescens has become Tahiti&#039;s &quot;green cancer&quot;. Its seeds are dispersed by birds and water. Forest &amp; Kim Starr\/Commons.\" class=\"wp-image-6810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Starr_031118-0114_Miconia_calvescens.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Starr_031118-0114_Miconia_calvescens-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Starr_031118-0114_Miconia_calvescens-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Starr_031118-0114_Miconia_calvescens-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Starr_031118-0114_Miconia_calvescens-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tahiti. Polynesia.  Miconia calvescens has become Tahiti's \"green cancer\". Its seeds are dispersed by birds and water. Forest &amp; Kim Starr\/Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>However, it is important to emphasise the threats posed by a small number of these species to the integrity of the islands' plant formations, some of which, through their rapid expansion, are competing with the local flora and can be considered veritable plant pests. These include grasses such as Melinis, Lantana and Miscanthus, as well as a tree with large, purple-backed leaves, Miconia calvescens, introduced in 1937 by Harrisson Smith, an American naturalist who founded the Papeari botanical garden. This ornamental Melastomataceae, with its large green leaves with purple undersides, has invaded almost every biotope and is spreading rapidly, leading to the disappearance of native Tahitian species. It is the subject of uprooting campaigns, but the battle is not over. 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