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| syn. Boerhavia diffusa, Boerhavia diffusa f. acutifolia, Boerhavia diffusa var. acutifolia, Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilis, Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens, Boerhavia erecta, Boerhavia glabrata, Boerhavia hirsuta, Boerhavia mutabilis, Boerhavia repens, Boerhavia tetrandra |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Cook Islands: Mangaia, Ma'uke, Rarotonga Fiji: Rotuma Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i, Kaho'olawe, Kaua'i, Lana'i, Laysan, Maui, Moloka'i, Molokini, Ni'ihau, O'ahu, Pearl and Hermes Reef Marquesas: Eiao, Fatu Hiva, Hatuta'a, Mohotani Samoa: Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Mehetia, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti Tuamotu Archipelago: Makatea, Mangareva, Raroia, Totegegie, Takume Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai |
| native name: ee mata - Marquesas kaka mata - Marquesas matau - Society Islands mave - Society Islands mona nuna - Society Islands nuna nuna - Society Islands pato komata - Marquesas runa - Raroia / Tuamotu Archipelago tiaura - Society Islands toko mata - Marquesas uh on kalae - Rotuma / Fiji ura - Society Islands |
 left:Boerhavia acutifolia Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
 left:Boerhavia acutifolia Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
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