Roatan Orchids
The island of Roatan has many beautiful flowers and
orchids native to the island. Orchids are in a family of
plants called "monocots", the second largest group of
flowering plants in the world. There are over 25,000 species
of naturally occurring Orchids, there are maybe two dozen
species of orchids that are native to Roatan. Botanists have now produced
over 100,000 species of hybrid orchids. Many of Roatan's
orchids are parasitic and depend on a host tree or plant to
feed off of.
There
are many Roatan visitors that did not come to Roatan for any
underwater activities. These are the Orchid lovers that have
traveled all the way to Roatan just to get a look at the
stunning orchids of Roatan. Many residents of Roatan have
collections of dozens of the islands orchids. A quick walk
through any of the neighborhoods on Roatan and you will see
many houses adorned with orchids in front of the house and
on the balconies.
Most people do not realize that the
vanilla bean comes from orchids that grow on Roatan. Vanilla is the most widely
cultivated orchid in the world. Vanilla is grown on Roatan
and harvested by the islanders. The residents of Roatan use
the aged vanilla beans for flavoring and making vanilla bean
extract. The picture on the left is a vanilla orchid on
Roatan.
Roatan Orchid Pictures
This is a collection of pictures of Orchids on Roatan. The island of Roatan has many beautiful flowers and orchids native to the island. Orchids are the most common native flower on Roatan. If you have a picture of an Orchid on Roatan you would like to include in our collection of Roatan orchid pictures, please email them to: Orchids@roatan-web.com
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As you can see the island of Roatan has many beautiful species of orchids that inhabit the island. You will want to keep your camera close at hand and lots of extra batteries, memory sticks or film on hand to take pictures of your time on Roatan.
Other Roatan Flora
The
island of Roatan has many other species of plants besides
orchids. Banana trees, coconut trees, pineapple, cacao trees
(chocolate trees) and hibiscus are all native to the island
of Roatan. There are many imported species of plants that
thrive in Roatan's tropical rainforest environment.
