Miti'aro
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| Miti'aro Within the Cook Islands the island of Miti'aro belongs to a group of three islands called Nga Pu Toru, the other two islands of this group are 'Atiu and Ma'uke. The native flora at least consists of hundred-five plant species, among them interestingly some endemic species, e.g. the Miti'aro Fan-Palm (Pritchardia mitiaroana) which belongs to a genus whose species once were surely much more widely distributed troughout Polynesia. |
| Flora of Miti'aro (almost complete) (fat = endemic, green = pictures) Abrus precatorius, Achyranthes velutina, Acrostichum aureum, Alyxia stellata, Asplenium australasicum, Asplenium nidus, Asplenium polyodon, Barringtonia asiatica, Boerhavia acutifolia (?), Boerhavia tetrandra, Calophyllum inophyllum, Canavalia cathartica, Capparis cordifolia, Cassytha filiformis, Celtis pacifica, Cenchrus calyculatus, Chamaesyce fosbergii, Chrysopogon aciculatus (?), Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Cocos nucifera, Colubrina asiatica, Corchorus torresianus, Cordia subcordata, Cyclophyllum barbatum, Cyclosorus dentatus, Cyclosorus invisus, Cyclosorus opulentus, Cyperus javanicus, Davallia denticulata var. elata, Davallia solida, Eleocharis geniculata, Erythrina variegata, Eugenia reinwardtiana, Fagraea berteroana, Ficus prolixa, Ficus tinctoria, Fimbristylis cymosa, Geniostoma sykesii, Glochidion taitense, Guettarda speciosa, Haloragis prostrata var. coquana, Heliotropium anomalum, Heliotropium foertherianum, Hernandia moerenhoutiana, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Ipomoea littoralis, Ipomoea macrantha, Ischaemum byrone, Ixora triflora, Jasminum didymum, Korthalsella platycaula, Lepidium bidentatum, Lepidium sp. 'Miti'aro', Leptopetalum foetidum, Lepturus repens, Leucas decemdentata, Lindernia crustacea, Liparis orbiculata, Macropiper latifolium, Merremia peltata, Microsorum grossum, Microsorum katuii, Morinda citrifolia (?), Morinda myrtifolia, Myoporum wilderi, Myrsine cheesemanii, Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis hirsutula, Nervilia aragoana, Nesogenes euphrasioides, Oldenlandia biflora, Operculina turpethum, Ophioglossum pendulum, Pachygone vitiense, Pandanus tectorius, Pemphis acidula, Peperomia blanda var. floribunda, Peperomia pallida, Peristylus minimiflorus, Phyllanthus societatis, Pipturus argenteus var. tuamotensis, Pisonia grandis, Pittosporum rarotongense, Planchonella grayana, Portulaca lutea, Pritchardia mitiaroana, Psilotum nudum, Pyrrosia serpens, Rorippa sarmentosa (?), Santalum insulare var. mitiaro, Scaevola taccada, Schleinitzia insularum, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Solanum nodiflorum, Sophora tomentosa, Streblus anthropophagorum, Suriana maritima, Taeniophyllum fasciola, Tetramolopium mitiaroense, Thespesia populnea, Thuarea involuta, Timonius polygamus, Triumfetta procumbens, Vigna adenantha, Vigna marina, Vitex trifolia, Xylosma suaveolens ssp. gracile |
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