Cerbera odollam


 
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syn. Cerbera dilatata, Cerbera forsteri, Cerbera lactaria, Excoecaria ovatifolia, Odollamia malabarica, Tanghinia lactaria, Tanghinia odollam

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Fiji: Lakeba, Nayau
Pitcairn Islands: Pitcairn
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Mehetia, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahiti
Tonga: Alakipeau, Ata, 'Eua, Fafa, Ha'apai, Makaha'a, Malinoa, Manima, Monuafe, Motutapu, Oneata, Onevao, Pangaimotu, Polo'a, Tongatapu, Velitoa Hahake
Tuamotu Archipelago: Agakauitai, Mangareva (Gambier Islands)
Tubuai Islands: Maria, Raivavae, Rurutu, Tubuai

 
local name:

ereva - Rurutu / Tubuai Islands
hotureva - Society Islands
hutureva - Tahiti / Society Islands
hulianda
- Pitcairn / Pitcairn Islands
metua-reva - Tahiti / Society Islands
reva - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago; Society Islands; Tubuai Islands
reva-reva - Tahiti / Society Islands
rewa - Fiji
toto - Tonga
vasa - Fiji

 
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Cerbera odollam


Photo: J. F. Butaud

http://www.herbier-tahiti.pf

 
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