Society Island
26 species
The Society Islands are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Geographically, they form part of Polynesia.
The tropical forests of French Polynesia are home to a great variety of rare animals and plants.
Above all, the islands are known for their olfactory landscape. The Tahitian tiaré (Gardenia tahitensis), which blooms exclusively on the Society Islands, is one of the most fragrant of all flowers and is now protected.
The atolls surrounding the islands are covered with numerous corals, around which butterfly and clown fish frolic. Manta rays also reside here.
The Society Islands are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Geographically, they form part of Polynesia.
The tropical forests of French Polynesia are home to a great variety of rare animals and plants.
Above all, the islands are known for their olfactory landscape. The Tahitian tiaré (Gardenia tahitensis), which blooms exclusively on the Society Islands, is one of the most fragrant of all flowers and is now protected.
The atolls surrounding the islands are covered with numerous corals, around which butterfly and clown fish frolic. Manta rays also reside here.
