Pouzzole trail

The panels gives details about the Pouzzole trail.

The mapou tree, or Pisonia Subcordaia, is a tree often found in the dry regions of northern Grande-Terre. Its wood is very light and spongy, and is not of any great value. Its flowers attract bees. It is very resistant to drought. It sheds its leaves to limit transpiration and thus water loss.

Botanical path sign.

Tillandsia Utriculata is an epiphyte plant. It is a plant living on other plants, using them for support rather than acting as a parasite. It lives on water and plant matter falling into its cone-shaped leaves.

Sugar cane, Saccharum Officinarum, is the "queen of the grasses". It comes from India and was one of the first plants grown for its sugar. It comes in a large number of varieties. The sight of the sugar cane fields in bloom is beautiful.

The white buttercup, Turnera Subulata, is known as the "knight of 11 o'clock" in French because its honey-producing flowers close at about 11 AM. It is a small bush that only blooms in the morning. It is used for ornamental purposes in some gardens.