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| syn. Solanum nodiflorum ssp. nutans |
| distribution:
(within Polynesia) Cook Islands: Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Mangaia, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Palmerston, Rakahanga, Rarotonga New Zealand: Chatham Islands; Kermadec Islands; Great Barrier Island; Sail Rock (Hen and Chicken Islands); Tiritiri Matangi Island / Auckland; Bay of Plenty; Aorangi Island (Poor Knights Islands) Northland; Taranaki; Kapiti Island / Wellington / North Island; Canterbury; Marlborough; Nelson; Westcoast / South Island; Three Kings Islands Norfolk Islands: Norfolk Island, Phillip Island |
| local name:
akari pipiro (?) - Rakahanga / Cook Islands poporo - New Zealand poroporo - Aitutaki, Mangaia, Rarotonga / Cook Islands; New Zealand poroporo puaka - Ma'uke / Cook Islands poro puaka - 'Atiu, Mitiaro / Cook Islands raupeti - New Zealand remuroa - New Zealand |
 left:Solanum nodiflorum Photo: Gerald McCormack http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6655 |
| References: - M. L. K. Manoko; R. G. van den Berg; R. M. C. Feron; G. M. van der Weerden; C. Mariani: AFLP markers support separation of Solanum nodiflorum from Solanum americanum sensu stricto (Solanaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 267. 1-11 (2007) |