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| syn. Dolichos gigantea, Dolichos giganteus, Mucuna grevei, Mucuna tashiroi, Stizolobium giganteum |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Cook Islands: 'Atiu, Mangaia, Rarotonga Fiji: Nayau, Nukulau, Rotuma Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i, Kaua'i, Mauai, Moloka'i, O'ahu / Hawai'i-Inseln Niue Samoa: Namu'a, Nu'ulua, Nu'utele, Ofu, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu Society Islands: Tahiti Tonga: 'Eua, Fafa, Fukave, Makaha'a, Pangaimotu Tubuai Islands: Tubuai |
| local name: faga - Rotuma / Fiji feteka - Niue feteka uli - Niue fue vai - Samoa ka'e'e - Hawai'i Islands ka'e'e'e - Hawai'i Islands kori - Waya / Fiji valai - 'Eua / Tonga wa kore - Fiji wa kurikuri - Fiji wa tikori - Fiji wa tikuri - Fiji |
 left:Mucuna gigantea Photo: Gerald McCormack http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6409 |
 left:Mucuna gigantea, flowers Foto: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
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