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Pamplemousses is a district of Mauritius in the north of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for grapefruits. Its capital is Triolet. It hosts the SSR botanical garden. The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719-1786) in 1770. The area is 25 hectares. The garden features spices, ebonies, sugar canes and many more. It also features lotuses as well as 85 varieties of palms from Central America, Asia, Africa and the islands around the Indian Ocean. Image File history File links Mauritius-Pamplemousses. ...
A triolet (IPA: , or ) is a poetic form. ...
Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ...
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The island of Mauritius itself is divided into 9 districts (capitals in parentheses): Black River (Tamarin) Flacq (Centre de Flacq) Grand Port (Mahebourg) Moka (Moka) Pamplemousses (Pamplemousses) Plaines Wilhems (Rose Hill) Port Louis (Port Louis) Riviére du Rempart (Poudre dOr) Savanne (Souillac) Three islands or island groups also...
Binomial name Citrus paradisi Macfad. ...
A triolet (IPA: , or ) is a poetic form. ...
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A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10,000 square meters, commonly used for measuring land area. ...
Shop with spices in Morocco A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavouring. ...
Binomial name Diospyros ebenum Koenig ex Retz. ...
Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...
Lotus berthelotii, Trailing Lotus Nelumbo lutea, the American Lotus The term lotus has a variety of uses. ...
Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (also known as Palmae), the Palm Family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the monocot order, Arecales. ...
Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ...
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Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ...
Places
Fond du Sac is a town in the northern part of the island of Mauritius. ...
Triolet, the largest village in the district of Pamplemousses in the island of Mauritius. ...
See also - Pamplemousses Botanical Gardens
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Rivière du Rempart is a district of Mauritius. ...
Port Louis District is a district of Mauritius. ...
Moka brewing is the term used for Italys most popular domestic method of brewing coffee. ...
Flacq is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. ...
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