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| syn. Casuarina africana, Casuarina equisetifolia var. incana, Casuarina equisetifolia ssp. incana, Casuarina indica, Casuarina litorea |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Austral Islands: Maria, Raivavae, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai Fiji: Gau, Kadavu, Lakeba, Matuku, Moala, Monuriki, Nacula, Nanuya Lailai, Navutu-i-Ra, Nayau, Ovalau, Rotuma, Taveuni, Totoya, Vanua Balavu, Vanua Levu, Vatulele, Viti Levu, Yadua Taba, Yasawai Tonga: Ata, 'Eua, Fafa, Fukave, Kao, Makaha'a, Mokotu'u, Niuafo'ou, Oneata, Onevai, Pangaimotu, Polo'a, Tofua, Tongatapu, 'Uta Vava'u, Velitoa Hihifo Rapa Nui Wallis and Futuna: Futuna, Uvea |
| local name:
cau - Fiji colakuro - Vanua Levu / Fiji nakure - Fiji nokonoko - Fiji nokonoko damu - Fiji qaro - Fiji velau - Fiji toa - Rotuma / Fiji; Tonga |
 left:Casuarina equisetifolia Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
 left:Casuarina equisetifolia Photo: Anya Hinkle http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/moorea/index.html |
| References: - Matthew Prebble: No fruit on that beautiful shore: What plants were introduced to the subtropical Polynesian islands prior to European contact?. Terra Australis 29: 227-251. 2008 |