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| syn. Boehmeria argentea, Pipturus incanus, Pipturus propinquus, Urtica argentea |
| distribution: Society Islands: Moorea, Tahiti |
| native name: erowa - Tahiti / Society Islands ioe tupou - Tahiti / Society Islands ohe'o mea ava ava - Tahiti / Society Islands roa - Tahiti / Society Islands ro'a - Society Islands romaha - Society Islands |
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| above: Pipturus argenteus Photo: Walter Teamotuaitau http://www.herbier-tahiti.pf |
| var. lanosus |
| syn. Pipturus argenteus, Pipturus argenteus var. incanus, Pipturus incanus, Pipturus incanus var. hivensis, Pipturus incanus var. nukuhivensis, Pipturus incanus var. uapensis, Pipturus propinquus, Pipturus vaihirianensis, Pipturus velutinus |
| distribution:
(within Polynesia) Cook Islands: Rarotonga Fiji (?): Rotuma Kiribati (?): Teraina Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Mohotani, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou Niue Samoa (?): Ofu, Swains Island, Ta'u Society Islands: Bora Bora, Mehetia, Tahaa, Tahiti Tonga (?): 'Eua, Pangaimotu Tubuai Islands: Rimatara, Rurutu Tuvalu (?): Nui |
| native name: armea - Rotuma / Fiji ehoka - Nuku Hiva / Marquesas e' hoka - Nuku Hiva / Marquesas ha haa vai - Marquesas haha vai - Marquesas hoka - Marquesas hona - Tahuata / Marquesas melege - Niue 'olonga - 'Eua / Tonga ona - Tahuata / Marquesas ona ona - Tahuata / Marquesas oona - Hiva Oa / Marquesas oona taha taha vai - Marquesas oronga - Rarotonga / Cook-Inseln ouna - Marquesas poutee - Fatu Hiva / Marquesas pute - Marquesas roa - Rurutu / Tubuai Islands ro'a - Society Islands romaha - Society Islands soga - Samoa te aroma - Kiribati te pau - Nui / Tuvalu vai'erehua - Fatu Hiva / Marquesas vine - Swains Island / Samoa |
 left:Pipturus argenteus var. lanosus Photo: Gerald McCormack http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6543 |
| var. tuamotensis |
| syn. Pipturus argenteus, Pipturus incanus var. tuamotensis, Pipturus velutinus |
| distribution: Cook Islands: Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Mangaia, Manuae, Ma'uke, Miti'aro Society Islands: Tetiaroa Tuamotu Archipelago: Ahe, Anaa, Apataki, Aratika, Arutua, Faaite, Hereheretue, Hiti, Katiu, Kaukura, Manihi, Niau, Rangiroa, Raroia, Taenga, Tahanea, Takapoto, Tikehau, Toau, Tuanake |
| native name: oraonga (?) - Mangaia / Cook Islands oronga - Mangaia, Miti'aro / Cook Islands 'oronga - Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Manihiki, Ma'uke, Rakahanga / Cook Islands roa - Makatea / Tuamotu Archipelago roga - Anaa, Hereheretue / Tuamotu Archipelago romaha - Tuamotu Archipelago ronga - Niau / Tuamotu Archipelago rou'a - Makatea / Tuamotu Archipelago wau - Nassau, Pukapuka / Cook Islands |
 left:Pipturus argenteus var. tuamotensis Photo: A. Intes Institut de Recherche pour le Développement http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/IRD/atollpol/ukintro.html |
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