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| syn. Scaevola fauriei, Scaevola frutescens, Scaevola frutescens f. moomomiana, Scaevola paulayi, Scaevola plumerioides, Scaevola sericea, Scaevola sericea var. fauriei, Scaevola sericea f. moomomiana, Scaevola sericea f. saintjohnii, Scaevola taccada var. bryanii, Scaevola taccada var. sericea, Scaevola taccada var. tuamotuensis |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Cook Islands: Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Mangaia, Manihiki, Manuae, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Nassau, Palmerston, Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Rarotonga, Suwarrow, Takutea, Tongareva Fiji: Beachcomber Island, Caqelai, Mabualau, Malolo Lailai, Makaluva, Matamanoa, Monuriki, Moturiki, Nacula, Nasoata, Nukulau, Nukulevu, Qamea, Rotuma, Sawa-i-Lau, Taveuni, Viti Levu, Vomo, Waya, Yanucalevu Hawai'i Islands: French Frigate Shoals, Hawai'i, Kaha'olawe, Kaua'i, Kure, Lana'i, Laysan, Lisianski, Maui, Midway, Moloka'i, Ni'ihau, O'ahu, Pearl and Hermes Reef Kiribati: Abariringa, Enderbury, Karoraina, Kiritimati, Manra, Nikumaroro, Orona, Palmyra, Tabuaeran, Teraina Marquesas: Ua Pou Niue Pitcairn Islands: Henderson, Oeno, Pitcairn Samoa: 'Aunu'u, Ofu, Olosega, Savai'i, Swains Island, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu Society lsands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Manuae (Scilly), Maupiti, Mehetia, Moorea, Mopelia, Motu One, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti, Tetiaroa, Tupai Tokelau: Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu Tonga: Alakipeau, Ata, 'Eua, Fafa, Fukave, Kelefesia, Makaha'a, Malinoa, Manima, Maninita, Monuafe, Motutapu, Mounu, Nuku, Oneata, Onevai, Onevao, Pangaimotu, Polo'a, Tau, Toketoke, Tongatabu, Tufaka, Velitoa Hahake, 'Uta Vava'u, Velitoa Hihifo Tuamotu Archipelago: Ahe, Ahunui, Anaa, Aratika, Arutua, Aukena, Faaite, Fakahina, Fakarava, Fangatau, Fangataufa, Hao, Makatea, Makemo, Mangareva, Manihi, Maria, Marutea Nord, Marutea Sud, Matureivavao, Mururoa, Napuka, Nengonengo, Niau, Nukutepipi, Fakarava, Rangiroa, Raraka, Raroia, Tahanea, Taiaro, Takapoto, Takaroa, Takume, Tarauru-Roa, Tauna, Temoe, Tenararo, Tenarunga, Tikehau, Tikei, Toau, Totegegie, Tureia, Vahanga, Vaiatekeue, Vanavana Tubuai Islands: Maria, Raivavae, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai Tuvalu: Funafuti, Nanumea, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Vaitupu Wallis und Futuna: Faioa, Fenua Fo'ou, Futuna, Nukuatea, Nukuhione, Nukulua, Uvea |
| local name: dredre - Fiji gahu - Fakaofo, Nukunonu / Tokelau; Uvea / Wallis and Futuna gapata - Raroia / Tuamotu Archipelago gasu - Futuna / Wallis and Futuna kakakina - Mangaia / Cook Islands kativari - Fiji kirakira - Fiji kopara - Aitutaki / Cook Islands nahu - Tokelau napata - Tuamotu-Archipel napuka - Hawai'i- Islands naupata - Tupai / Society- Islands ngahu - Manihiki, Rakahanga / Cook Islands; 'Eua / Tonga; Nui / Tuvalu ngapata - Tuamotu Archipelago ngashu - Palmerston / Cook Islands ngasu - Tongareva / Cook Islands ngayu - Nassau, Pukapuka / Cook Islands ngau - 'Atiu / Cook Islands nga'u -Ma'uke, Miti'aro / Cook Islands po'utukava nganga'u - Rarotonga / Cook Islands pul haohao - Rotuma / Fiji pul hauhau - Rotuma / Fiji pulu - Rotuma / Fiji te mao - Kiribati to'ito'i - Samoa 'utukava nganga'u - Rarotonga / Cook Islands vevedu - Fiji |
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above: Scaevola taccada Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
 left:Scaevola taccada Photo: Alexander Lang |
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