Plants of Guam and the CNMI - iNaturalist
This guide includes native and nonnative plants found in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
This large tree is often found growing with plant communities near sandy beaches. The large, fragrant flowers resemble fireworks with their long, colorful stamens. Four white petals enclose the stamens, which are connected at the base and change color from white to pink-purple.
It is named after William Sa ord who wrote the book Useful Plants of Guam. It grows in the savannas of southern Guam and is threatened, as are many native plants and animals, by habitat loss due to development, agriculture, fire, of-roading, pigs, and typhoons. Photo credits: Lauren Gutierrez. Guamia mariannae.
The Bougainvillea Flower | Guam's Territorial Flower - Visit Guam
Guam territorial flower is the Puti tai nobio, or Bougainvillea - also known as the paper flower. It is a thorny, year-round plant that produces brilliant colors of red, pink, purple, orange and white, and it is usually spread through vines and propagated through cuttings.
Category:Flora of Guam - Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of Guam. The Flora of Guam included in the Marianas in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions and in the floristic Micronesia subkingdom of the Oceanian realm.
Nature and Extent of Guam’s Forests. At present, the five most prevalent tree species on Guam (Table 1) are tangantangan (Figure 9), pagu (Figure 5), lemon China (Figure 6), paipai (Figure 4), and vitex (Vitex parviflora) (Fejeran, 2020). Of these five, only paipai is endemic.
Come Into Bloom - Flora of Guam - Visit Guam
Dec 22, 2018 · Known as a paradise for the senses, Guam is a melting pot of all kinds of beauty. Its warm climate and rich soil makes it ideal for an array of wonderful species. Hidden beneath a colorful backdrop of swaying trees and foliage are a wide variety of flora introduced and indigenous to Guam.
A planting guide for tropical flowers on Guam - guampdn.com
Jun 28, 2015 · Murphy would like others to see how simple it is to create a tropical flower paradise on Guam. See her planting guide for tropical flowers on video at guampdn.com Raised in Guam, Murphy talks ...
Guam Trees: Ifit - Guampedia
Jun 30, 2024 · Ifit is the official territorial tree of Guam and is culturally important throughout the Mariana Islands. Ifit, also called ifil or ifel, belongs to the legume or pea family (Fabaceae) and subfamily Caesalpinoideae.
Sea Hibiscus (Plants of Guam and the CNMI) · iNaturalist
Plants of Guam and the CNMI. Sea Hibiscus. Hibiscus tiliaceus. 1. Summary 2. Hibiscus tiliaceus is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is native to the Old World tropics.