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| syn. Sapindus saponaria f. inequalis, Sapindus saponaria f. microcarpus, Sapindus saponaria var. jardiniana, Sapindus saponaria var. thurstonii, Sapindus thurstonii |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Cook Islands: Mangaia, Ma'uke Fiji Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i Marquesas: Eiao, Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Mohotani, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou Pitcairn-Inseln: Pitcairn Samoa: Tutuila Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti Rapa Nui (?): Rapa Nui Tonga: 'Eua, Tongatapu, 'Uta Vava'u Tuamotu-Archipel: Mangareva (Gambier Islands) |
| native name: a'e - Hawai'i Islands akeake - Ma'uke / Cook Islands manele - Hawai'i Islands ngatata hina - 'Eua / Tonga |
 left:Sapindus saponaria Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
 left:Sapindus saponaria Foto: Kenneth R. Wood National Tropical Botanical Garden 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo HI 96741 USA http://www.ntbg.org |
| http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/index.htm |
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