I had been studying the flora on the island in that last year. I thought it only fitting to create an image of the flora seen at people’s homes , easily identifiable and typical of any tropical climate -e.g. hibiscus and frangipanni.
I also created a panel of stylised floral images of 16 endemic plants of Christmas Island that I was able to identify in my time on the island, so as to create interest into the unique native flora of the island. There were 2 plants I could not clearly identify or discover on the island that were not included on the mural, but appear on the documented list sourced from link :-
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/parks heritage/national parks/christmas island national park/natural environment/plants
| Endemic Plants | Habit | General Location |
| Abutilon listeri | shrub | coastal fringe and terraces |
| Arenga listeri | tree palm | plateau and terraces |
| Asplenium listeri | fern | terraces |
| Asystasia alba | herb | coastal fringe and terraces |
| Brachypeza archytas | orchid | terraces |
| Colubrina pedunculata | shrub | terraces |
| Dicliptera maclearii | herb | coastal fringe and terraces |
| Dendrocnide peltata var. murrayana | tree | terraces |
| Flickeringia nativitatis | orchid | plateau |
| Grewia insularis | shrub/tree | terraces |
| Hoya aldrichii | vine | plateau |
| Ischaemum nativitatis | grass | coastal fringe |
| Pandanus christmatensis | shrub/tree | terraces |
| Pandanus elatus | tree | plateau and terraces |
| Phreatia listeri | orchid | plateau |
| Peperromia rossii (not identified) | herb | plateau |
| Zehneria alba | vine | coastal fringe and terraces |
| Zeuxine exilis (not identified) | orchid | plateau |
