Gardenia Tahitensis - colloquially known as "tiare tahiti" - is cultivated in many places on the islands of French Polynesia. In the pictures you can see a plantation on Moorea.
The flowers are harvested early in the morning and used for maceration in coconut oil, among other things. After 12 days, this produces the wonderful Monoï de Tahiti oil. As you know, our Monoï is produced in Tahiti and bears the "Appellation d'Origine" seal as proof of its originality. Tahiti and Moorea, as well as the well-known island of Bora-Bora, all belong to French Polynesia, just 4,000 kilometers away from Easter Island 😉.
Insights into the origin
