Dianella adenanthera


 
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syn. Dianella intermedia var. gambierensis, Dianella intermedia var. marquisensis, Dianella intermedia var. nukuhivensis, Dianella intermedia var. punctata

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga
Fiji: Lakeba
Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva
Pitcairn Islands: Henderson, Pitcairn
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Mo'orea, Tahiti
Tonga: 'Eua, Niuafo'ou, Tongatapu
Tuamotu Archipelago: Mangareva (Gambier-Inseln)
Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai

 
local name:

hio - Tubuai Islands
kie kie maha - Nuku Hiva / Marquesas
lave'i moa - 'Eua / Tonga
maupo - Society Islands; Tubuai Islands
mouku toto - Marquesas
mouupa - Marquesas
oio - Tubuai Islands
vivo - Mangaia / Cook Islands

 
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Dianella adenanthera; Nuku Hiva / Marquesas


Photo: Kenneth R. Wood

National Tropical Botanical Garden
3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo HI 96741 USA
http://www.ntbg.org
 
http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/index.htm
 
left:

Dianella adenanthera; Tahiti / Society Islands


Photo: Jupiter Nielsen; mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Jupiter Nielsen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jupiterorca

 
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