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 left:ISS002-701-263 Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov 'Aunu'u 'Aunu'u Island lies offshore the southeast coast of Tutuila, the island is only ca. 2,6 km sq large. 'Aunu'u has several protected wetlands. |
 left: 'Aunu'u's coast Photo: Angela K. Keppler http://www.pbif.org |
| Flora of 'Aunu'u (almost complete) (green = pictures) Abrus precatorius, Acrostichum aureum, Aidia racemosa, Allophylus timoriensis, Alphitonia zizyphoides, Alyxia stellata, Antidesma excavatum, Asplenium nidus, Asplenium polyodon, Barringtonia asiatica, Bischofia javanica, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Caesalpinia bonduc, Calophyllum inophyllum, Canavalia cathartica, Canavalia rosea, Centella asiatica (?), Centotheca lappacea (?), Cerbera manghas, Chamaesyce fosbergii, Chrysopogon aciculatus, Clerodendrum inerme, Cocos nucifera, Colubrina asiatica, Cordia subcordata, Cyclosorus harveyi, Cyclosorus interruptus, Cyperus cyperinus, Cyperus javanicus, Cyperus odoratus, Cyperus stoloniferus, Dendrobium dactylodes, Dendrolobium umbellatum, Derris trifoliata, Digitaria setigera, Diospyros elliptica, Diospyros samoensis, Dryopteris dissecta, Dysoxylum samoense, Eleocharis dulcis, Erythrina variegata, Eugenia reinwardtiana, Faradaya amicorum, Ficus obliqua, Ficus scabra, Ficus tinctoria, Fimbristylis cymosa ssp. umbellatocapitata, Fimbristylis dichotoma, Gardenia taitensis, Garuga floribunda, Glochidion ramiflorum var. samoanum, Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense, Grewia crenata, Guettarda speciosa, Gyrocarpus americanus (ex), Heliotropium foertherianum, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes, Inocarpus fagifer, Ipomoea littoralis, Ipomoea macrantha, Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis, Jasminum betchei, Jasminum didymum, Kleinhovia hospita, Lepturus repens, Macaranga harveyana, Micromelum minutum, Microsorum grossum, Miscanthus floridulus, Morinda citrifolia, Mucuna gigantea, Nephrolepis hirsutula, Oplismenus hirtellus (?), Pandanus tectorius, Paspalum orbiculare, Paspalum vaginatum (?), Piper graeffei, Pipturus argenteus var. lanosus, Pisonia grandis, Planchonella costata, Planchonella garberi, Planchonella grayana, Premna serratifolia, Pyrrosia lanceolata, Rhizophora mangle, Rhynchospora corymbosa, Scaevola taccada, Schizostachyum glaucifolium (?), Scleria lithosperma, Scleria polycarpa, Sida samoensis (?), Sophora tomentosa, Spathoglottis plicata, Stenotaphrum micranthum, Sterculia fanaiho, Syzygium dealbatum, Tacca leontopetaloides (?), Taeniophyllum fasciola, Tephrosia purpurea, Thespesia populnea, Thuarea involuta, Triumfetta procumbens, Vigna marina, Wollastonia biflora, Xylocarpus moluccensis, Zehneria samoensis |
| References: - Phillip Cribb; W. Arthur Whistler: Orchids of Samoa. Kew Publishing, 1996 |