Phyllanthus samoanus   ((Müll. Arg.) W. L. Wagner & Lorence)


 
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syn. Glochidion cuspidatum var. samoanum (Müll. Arg.), Glochidion ramiflorum var. samoanum (Müll. Arg.), Phyllanthus gaudichaudii var. samoanus (Müll. Arg.), Phyllanthus ramiflorus var. samoanus (Müll. Arg.)

 
distribution:

Samoa: 'Aunu'u, Namu'a, Nu'ulua, Nu'utele, Ofu, Olosega, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu

 
local name:

masame - Samoa

 
left:

Phyllanthus samoanus


Photo: NPS photo by National Tropical Botanical Gardens

http://www.nps.gov/state/as

 
References:

- Warren L. Wagner; David H. Lorence: A nemonclator of Pacific oceanic island Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), including Glochidion. In: Lorence DH, Wagner WL (Eds) Botany of the Marquesas Islands: new taxa, combinations, and revisions. PhytoKeys 4: 67-94. 2011. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.4.1581