Ludwigia octovalvis


 
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syn. Jussieua costata, Jussieua erecta, Jussieua suffruticosa, Ludwigia octovalvis ssp. octovalvis, Oenothera octovalvis

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i, Kaua'i, Lana'i, Maui, Moloka'i, O'ahu
Kiribati: Palmyra, Teraina
Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Mohotani, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou
Samoa: 'Aunu'u, Olosega, Savai'i, Swains Island, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu
Society Islands (?): Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti
Tuamotu Archipelago (?): Akamaru, Makatea, Mangareva, Niau
Tubuai Islands (?): Raivavae, Rimatara, Tubuai
Tuvalu: Nui
Wallis and Futuna: Futuna, Uvea

 
native name:

alohalua - Hawai'i Islands
fua samasama - Samoa
kamole - Hawai'i Islands
kamole lau li'i - Hawai'i Islands
kamole lau nui - Hawai'i Islands
kowai repataro - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago
laavai - Samoa
mautofu vao - Samoa
papaa - Tubuai Islands
pitorea - Society Islands
raau - Tubuai Islands
ra'au papa'a - Society Islands
te mam - Kiribati
timoi - Marquesas
torea - Society Islands

 
left:

Ludwigia octovalvis


Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS)

 
ssp. sessiliflora

 
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distribution:

Fiji: Kadavu, Lakeba, Vanua Levu, Vit Levu

 
native name:

lalakoivou - Fiji
lalawaivou - Fiji

 
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