{"id":18495,"date":"2016-04-15T23:30:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T06:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=18495"},"modified":"2016-04-16T13:32:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T20:32:39","slug":"flowering-plants-in-moorea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/18495","title":{"rendered":"Flowering Plants in Moorea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The islands of French Polynesia are covered in lush vegetation, much of which is not native. The\u00c2\u00a0first Polynesians brought with them plants from their native lands, and the Europeans brought with them even more non-native plants. Today, most of the flowing plants in Moorea and the neighboring islands are non-native.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18496\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coral-Hibiscus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18496\" class=\" wp-image-18496\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coral-Hibiscus.jpg\" alt=\"Coral Hibiscus\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coral-Hibiscus.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coral-Hibiscus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coral-Hibiscus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Coral-Hibiscus-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coral Hibiscus (<em>Hibiscus schizopetalus<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: Coral Hibiscus (<em>Hibiscus schizopetalus<\/em>)\u00c2\u00a0(Moorea, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 April 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18499\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Torch-Ginger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18499\" class=\" wp-image-18499\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Torch-Ginger.jpg\" alt=\"Torch Ginger\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Torch-Ginger.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Torch-Ginger-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Torch-Ginger-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Torch-Ginger-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torch Ginger (<em>Etlingera elatior<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: Torch Ginger (<em>Etlingera elatior<\/em>)\u00c2\u00a0(Moorea, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 April 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18497\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Pineapple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18497\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18497\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Pineapple.jpg\" alt=\"Pineapple\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Pineapple.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Pineapple-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Pineapple-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Pineapple-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pineapple (<em>Ananas comosus<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: Pineapple (<em>Ananas comosus<\/em>)\u00c2\u00a0(Moorea, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 April 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18498\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-Ginger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18498\" class=\" wp-image-18498\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-Ginger.jpg\" alt=\"Red Ginger\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-Ginger.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-Ginger-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-Ginger-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-Ginger-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Ginger (<em>Alpinia purpurata<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: Red Ginger (<em>Alpinia purpurata<\/em>)\u00c2\u00a0(Moorea, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 April 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2016 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The islands of French Polynesia are covered in lush vegetation, much of which is not native. The\u00c2\u00a0first Polynesians brought with them plants from their native lands, and the Europeans brought with them even more non-native plants. 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