Plumbago zeylanica


 
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distribution: (within Polynesia)

Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i, Kaho'olawe, Kaua'i, Lana'i, Maui, Moloka'i, Ni'ihau, O'ahu
Marquesas: Eiao, Hatuta'a, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka
Norfolk Islands: Norfolk Island, Phillip Island
Samoa: Ofu, Olosega
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Maupiti, Me'eti'a, Ra'iatea, Taha'a, Tahiti
Tubuai Islands: Raivavae

 
local name:

avaturatura - Society Islands
ava turatura - Society Islands
'ilie'e - Hawai'i Islands
'ilihe'e - Hawai'i Islands
hilie'e - Hawai'i Islands
kahauta - Marquesas
lauhihi - Ni'ihau / Hawai'i Islands
lau tafifi - Samoa
turatura - Society Islands

 
 
above:

Plumbago zeylanica


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

 
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