Fiji Islands, botanical, Tagimoucia Blossom, medinilla waterhousei, no where in the world but on Taveuni Island
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John De Mello / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3563 x 5359 px | 30.2 x 45.4 cm | 11.9 x 17.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
29 April 2009Location:
Taveuni, FijiMore information:
Wikipedia: Medinilla waterhousei, commonly known as Tagimaucia or Tagimoucia (tahng-ee-mow-theea), is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae which is endemic to highland rainforest of the Fijian island of Taveuni. It is a liana bearing crimson and white flowers in 30 cm-long hanging clusters. It only grows at altitudes of over 600 m, flowering from October to December. The flower is the floral emblem of Fiji.[1][2] The flower is now represented on the Fiji $50 note replacing the queen. A local romantic legend attached to the flower has it representing the tears of a young girl forbidden by her father to marry the boy of her dreams so as she wept her tears became the flower.