Railroad vine - a beautiful flower growing on the beach

If soil is covered by plants, then the wind carries less or no sand away. In addition - any growth on sandy desert like soil protects the soil from being dried and thus opens the possibilities for more growth - other plants.
Railroad vine is a quiet abundant beach flower in some remote beaches of the Philippine islands. See previous flower photos from Railroad vine for more details.
This photo series was taken in Bicol province - Luzon island. Railroad vine also grows abundantly on Cambodian beaches.