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 left:ISS008-E-18327 Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov 'Atiu This 27 km sq large island is also known under the name Enuamanu (land of birds). 'Atiu is a makatea island of volcanic origin and is covered with many impressing caves. 123 native plant species are known. One of them, a fan-palm species which may have been endemic, is known only by subfossil pollen. |
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| above: Teroto (the lake), a little lake in the southwest of 'Atiu. Foto: Angela K. Keppler http://www.pbif.org |
 left:The Bird's-Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) is very common on 'Atiu Foto: Angela K. Keppler http://www.pbif.org |
| Flora of 'Atiu (almost complete) (green = pictures) Abrus precatorius, Achyranthes velutina, Acrostichum aureum, Allophylus rhomboidalis, Angiopteris evecta, Asplenium australasicum, Asplenium laserpitiifolium, Asplenium nidus, Barringtonia asiatica, Blechnum orientale, Boerhavia tetrandra, Bolbitis lonchophora, Caesalpinia major, Calophyllum inophyllum, Canavalia cathartica, Canavalia sericea, Capparis cordifolia, Cassytha filiformis, Celtis pacifica, Chamaesyce fosbergii, Chrysopogon aciculatus (?), Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Cocos nucifera, Colubrina asiatica, Corchorus torresianus, Cordia subcordata, Cyclophyllum barbatum, Cyclosorus dentatus, Cyclosorus interruptus, Cyclosorus invisus, Cyclosorus opulentus, Cyperus javanicus, Cyperus odoratus (?), Davallia denticulata var. elata, Davallia solida, Dicranopteris linearis, Dryopteris dissecta, Elaeocarpus tonganus, Eleocharis geniculata, Entada phaseoloides, Erythrina vriegata, Eugenia reinwardtiaana, Fagraea berteroana, Ficus prolixa, Ficus tinctoria, Fimbristylis cymosa, Geophila repens, Glochidion taitense, Guettarda speciosa, Heliotropium anomalum, Heliotropium foertherianum, Hernandia moerenhoutiana, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Ipomoea littoralis, Ipomoea macrantha, Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis, Ischaemum byrone, Ixora triflora, Jasminum didymum, Korthalsella platycaula, Lepidium bidentatum, Leptopetalum foetidum, Lepturus repens, Leucas decemdentata, Limnophila fragrans, Lindernia crustacea, Liparis orbiculata, Lycopodiella cernua, Macaranga harveyana, Merremia peltata, Microsorum grossum, Miscanthus floridulus, Morinda citrifolia (?), Morinda myrtifolia, Mucuna gigantea, Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis hisutula, Nervilia aragoana, Nesogenes euphrasioides, Oldenlandia biflora, Operculina turpethum, Ophioglossum nudicaule, Ophioglossum pendulum, Ophioglossum reticulatum, Pandanus tectorius, Paspalum vaginatum (?), Pemphis acidula, Peperomia blanda var. floribunda, Peperomia pallida, Persicaria glabra (?), Phyllanthus societatis, Pipturus argenteus var. tuamotensis, Pisonia grandis, Pisonia umbellifera, Pittosporum rarotongense (?), Planchonella grayana, Portulaca lutea, Pritchardia sp. ''Atiu' (ex), Procris pedunculata, Psilotum nudum, Pteris tripartita, Pyrrosia serpens, Rorippa sarmentosa (?), Scaevola taccada, Schleinitzia insularum, Schoenoplectus californicus, Solanum nodiflorum, Sophora tomentosa, Spathoglottis plicata, Stenotaphrum micranthum, Streblus anthropophagorum, Suriana maritima, Taeniophyllum fasciola, Terminalia samoensis, Thespesia populnea, Thuarea involuta, Timonius polygamus, Triumfetta procumbens, Vigna adenantha, Vigna marina, Vitex trifolia, Wollastonia biflora, Ximenia americana, Xylosma suaveolens ssp. gracile |
| References: - M. Prebble; J. L. Dowe: The late Quaternary decline and extinction of palms on oceanic Pacific islands. Science Reviews 27: 2546-2567 (2008) |