Namu'a


 
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Namu'a

Namu'a (in the picture above in the middle) belongs to the Aleipata Islands, but is almost a breaked away piece of 'Upolu.

Namu'a has an area of only about 200 m
sq.

 
Flora of Namu'a
(almost complete)
(green = pictures)

Abrus precatorius, Acrostichum aureum, Aidia racemosa, Allophylus timoriensis, Alphitonia zizyphoides, Alyxia stellata, Antirhea inconspicua, Antrophyum plantagineum, Asplenium nidus, Asplenium polyodon,

Barringtonia asiatica, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza,

Caesalpinia bonduc, Calophyllum inophyllum, Canavalia cathartica, Canavalia rosea, Canthium merrillii, Centella asiatica (?), Centotheca lappacea (?), Cerbera manghas, Chrysopogon aciculatus (?), Clerodendrum inerme, Cocos nucifera, Colubrina asiatica, Cordia subcordata, Crepidomanes humile, Cyclosorus harveyi, Cyperus cyperinus, Cyperus javanicus, Cyperus seemannianus, Cyrtandra samoensis,

Davallia denticulata var. elata, Dendrobium calcaratum, Dendrobium dactylodes, Dendrolobium umbellatum, Digitaria setigera, Diospyros elliptica, Diospyros samoensis, Dryopteris dissecta, Dysoxylum maota, Dysoxylum samoense,

Elattostachys apetala, Epipremnum pinnatum, Erythrina variegata,

Fagraea berteroana, Faradaya amicorum, Ficus obliqua, Ficus prolixa, Ficus scabra, Ficus tinctoria, Flacourtia rukam, Flueggea flexuosa,

Garuga floribunda, Geniostoma rupestre, Glochidion ramiflorum var. samoanum, Guettarda speciosa,

Halophila ovalis, Haplopteris rigida var. samoensis, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Homalanthus nutans, Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes, Huperzia phlegmaria,

Inocarpus fagifer, Ipomoea littoralis, Ipomoea macrantha, Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis, Ischaemum murinum,

Jasminum betchei, Jasminum didymum,

Kleinhovia hospita,

Lepturus repens,

Macaranga harveyana, Melochia aristata, Microsorum grossum, Miscanthus floridulus, Morinda citrifolia, Morinda umbellata, Mucuna gigantea,

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis hirsutula,

Oberonia equitans, Oberonia heliophila, Ochrosia oppositifolia, Oldenlandia biflora, Operculina turpethum, Ophioglossum pendulum, Oplismenus hirtelleus (?),

Pachypleuria repens, Pandanus tectorius, Peperomia blanda var. floribunda, Phaleria disperma, Phreatia micrantha, Piper graeffei, Pipturus argenteus var. lanosus, Pisonia grandis, Planchonella chartacea, Polyscias samoensis, Pometia pinnata, Portulaca lutea, Premna serratifolia, Procris pedunculata, Psychotria insulaum, Pteris ensiformis, Pteris pacifica, Pyrrosia lanceolata,

Rhizophora mangle, Rhus taitensis,

Scaevola taccada, Schizaea dichotoma, Scleria lithosperma, Scleria polycarpa, Selaginella laxa, Sphaeropteris lunulata, Sterculia fanaiho, Syringodium isoetifolium, Syzygium clusiifolium,

Tacca leontopetaloides, Taeniophyllum fasciola, Tectaria stearnsii, Terminalia catappa, Thespesia populnea, Thuarea involuta, Trema discolor,

Vigna marina, Vitex trifolia,

Wollastonia biflora,

Zehneria grayana

 
References:

- Whistler WA. 1983. Vegetation and flora of the Aleipata Islands, Western Samoa. Pac Sci 37(3): 227-249.