Ipomoea littoralis


 
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syn. Ipomoea forsteri, Ipomoea forsteri var. hawaiensis, Ipomoea forsteri var. pauciflora

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Cook Islands: Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Mangaia, Manuae, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Rarotonga
Fiji: Gau, Lakeba, Leleuvia, Makaluva, Namuka, Nasoata, Nukulau, Ovalau, Rotuma, Viti Levu
Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i, Maui, Moloka'i, O'ahu
Marquesas: Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou
Pitcairn Islands: Henderson, Pitcairn
Samoa: Ta'u, Tutuila
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Maupiti, Mehetia, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti, Tetiaroa
Tonga: Motutapu, Onevai, Pangaimotu, Tau
Tuamotu Archipelago: Agakauitai, Akamaru, Mangareva, Raroia
Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai
Wallis and Futuna: Futuna, Uvea

 
native name:

ave ave - Tubuai Islands
fue sina - Samoa
johea
- Rotuma / Fiji
lau tagamimi - Samoa
paniahoe - Marquesas
papati - Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Miti'aro / Cook Islands; Tahiti / Society Islands; Tuamotu Archipelago
pipi - Ma'uke, Rarotonga / Cook Islands
pipipipi - Tubuai Islands
puka rarag jona - Rotuma / Fiji
rautipipi - Tubuai Islands
sovivi - Fiji
suani bu - Fiji
wa sovivi - Fiji

 
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Ipomoea littoralis

Photo: Angela K. Keppler

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