Flora and Fauna
Orchid Island hosts many tropical plants species, sharing many species with tropical Asia but also many endemics: there are 35 plant species found nowhere else. For example, Pinanga tashiroi is a species of palm tree found nowhere else than Orchid Island.
Green sea turtles are nesting on the island. The island is surrounded by coral reefs. Four species of sea snakes inhabit the waters round the island.
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