Paspalum orbiculare


 
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syn. Paspalum cartilagineum, Paspalum commersonii

 
distributon: (within Polynesia)

Hawai'i Islands: Kaua'i, Maui, Moloka'i, O'ahu
New Zealand: Kermadec Islands; Great Barrier Island, Tiritiri Matangi Island, Whale Island / Auckland; Aorangi Island (Poor Knights Islands) Northland; Waikato / North Island
Niue
Norfolk Islands
: Norfolk Island
Samoa
: 'Aunu'u, Ofu, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu
Society Islands: Mai'ao
Tonga: Ha'apai, Kao, Late, Niuafo'ou, Nomuka, Tafahi, Tongatapu, 'Uta Vava'u
Wallis and Futuna: Alofi, Futuna, Uvea

 
native name:

mau'u laiki - Hawai'i Islands
motie - Niue
motie vailima - Niue
tarakoi - New Zealand
taranui - New Zealand
tuhui - New Zealand

 
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Paspalum orbiculare


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

Paspalum orbiculare


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

 
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