Caesalpinia major


 
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syn. Bonduc majus, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia globulorum, Caesalpinia jayabo

 
distribution:

Cook Islands: 'Atiu, Mangaia, Ma'uke, Rarotonga
Fiji: Nukulau
Hawai'i-Inseln: Hawai'i, Lana'i, West-Maui, Moloka'i, Ni'ihau, O'ahu
Niue
Pitcairn Islands
: Pitcairn
Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui
Samoa
: Ofu, Savai'i, Ta'u; Tutuila
Society Islands: Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti
Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai

 
native name:

'anoso - Samoa
na'oho
- Rapa Nui
nga'oho - Rapa Nui
qalau sori - Fiji
soni - Fiji
soni ni beka - Fiji
soni ni viti - Fiji
tataraka - Mangaia / Cook Islands; Tahiti / Society Islands
tataramoa - 'Atiu, Rarotonga / Cook Islands
tataramoa 'enua - Ma'uke / Cook Islands

 
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Caesalpinia major


Foto: Gerald McCormack

http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=5850

 
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