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Ramosmania rodriguesii
Native to the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean.
It was thought Ramosmania rodriguesii was extinct until a single surviving tree was spotted by a schoolboy in 1980, who was shown a drawing of the plant by his teacher. The only image of the plant was made in 1877, by a European visitor, passing through Rodrigues. By the 1950s, it was presumed to be extinct. Cuttings were taken to Kew Gardens, and although the plant regularly flowers, it never produced seed until horticulturists discovered how to pollinate the flowers.
Spotted on May 27, 2011
Submitted on May 27, 2011
9 Comments
You are right Alice! Let's ask the experts.
Love the Story, I imagine Kew Gardens could make a final identification.
I'm just a nature lover myself and definitely willing to take any advice and feedback on my posts, thanks.
According to http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Ramosman...
Café marron is restricted to the island of Rodrigues, in the Republic of Mauritius, where it is presently known from just a single wild individual, although a few plants have been repatriated into the wild by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
I think also the petals are different from Café Marron but I'm not a botanists just a nature lover!
It was in Kew Botanical Gardens in London, so it could be from anywhere in the world.
Where did you take the photo?
I hope I have named it correctly! They do look very similar.
Amazing! They are so similar to jazmins http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/187...
Cool story. Thanks for sharing it, and the photos.