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| syn. Argusia argentea, Messerschmidia argentea, Tournefortia arborea, Tournefortia argentea, Tournefortia sarmentosa, Tournefortia sericea |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Cook Islands: Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Mangaia, Manihiki, Manuae, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Nassau, Palmerston, Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Rarotonga, Suwarrow, Takutea, Tongareva Fiji: Aiwa, Beachcomber Island, Caqelai, Dravuni, Lakeba, Mabualau, Makaluva, Nacula, Nanuya Lailai, Nanuya Levu, Nasoata, Nukulevu, Rotuma, Vomo, Vomo Lailai, Waya Kiribati: Abariringa, Enderbury, Flint, Karoraina, Kiritimati, Malden, Manra, Nikumaroro, Orona, Palmyra, Tabuaeran, Teraina Niue Pitcairn Islands: Ducie, Henderson, Oeno, Pitcairn Samoa: 'Aunu'u, Nu'ulua, Nu'utele, Ofu, Olosega, Rose Atoll, Savai'i, Swains Island, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Mai'ao, Manuae, Maupiti, Moorea, Mopelia, Motu One, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti, Tetiaroa, Tupai Tokelau: Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu Tonga: Alakipeau, Ata, 'Eua, Fafa, Foa, Malinoa, Manima, Maninita, Motutapu, Mounu, Nuku, Oneata, Onevai, Onevao, Pangaimotu, Polo'a, Tau, Tongatapu, Tufaka, 'Uta Vava'u, Velitoa Hihifo Tuamotu Archipelago: Aukena, Mangareva, Tekava, Totegegie (Gambier Islands); Akiaki, Fakarava, Fangataufa, Hao, Hereheretue, Katiu, Kauehi, Kaukura, Makatea, Makemo, Manihi, Marutea Sud, Mataiva, Matureivavao, Mururoa, Napuka, Nengonengo, Niau, Nukutepipi, Rangiroa, Raraka, Raroia, Reao, Reitoru, Tahanea, Takapoto, Takaroa, Takume, Tematangi, Tenararo, Tenarunga, Tikehau, Toau, Vahanga, Vanavana Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai Tuvalu: Funafuti, Nanumanga, Nanumea, Niulakita, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Vaitupu Wallis and Futuna: Faioa, Fenua Fo'ou, Futuna, Nukuatea, Nukuhione, Nukuloa, Uvea |
| local name: evo - Waya / Fiji evu - Fiji geogeo - Raroia / Tuamotu Archipelago kau ni yalewa - Fiji matika - Tuamotu Archipelago ngeongeo - Tuamotu Archipelago piupiu - Tuamotu Archipelago roro ni bebe - Fiji sumi - Rotuma / Fiji taeyinu - Nassau, Pukapuka / Cook Islands tahinu - Society Islands; Tuamotu Archipelago taihuni - Niue taihuni taane - Niue tai'inu - Aitutaki, Mangaia, Miti'aro / Cook Islands tainu - Tubuai Islands tamoe - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago tanu - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago tauhinu - Tokelau tau'inu - 'Atiu / Cook Islands tau'unu - Manihiki, Rakahanga / Cook Islands tauhunu - Manihiki, Rakahanga / Cook Islands; Tokelau; Tuvalu; Uvea / Wallis and Futuna tausuni - Samoa; Tokelau taushunu - Palmerston / Cook Islands tausunu - Tongareva / Cook Islands; Nui, Vaitupu / Tuvalu te ren - Kiribati tohonu - Tuamotu Archipelago; Tubuai Islands tohunu - Tuamotu Archipelago; Tubuai Islands to'onu - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago touhuni - Tonga |
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and left:Heliotropium foertherianum Photos: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
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