Nu'ulua


 
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Nu'ulua

Nu'ulua, Nu'utele's smaller 'sister' (in the picture below in the middle) is only 250 m
sq large.

Like Nu'utele also Nu'ulua is a collapsed volcanic tuff cone.

 
Flora of Nu'ulua
(almost complete)
(green = pictures)

Acrostichum aureum, Aidia racemosa, Antirhea inconspicua, Asplenium nidus,

Barringtonia asiatica, Boerhavia albiflora,

Caesalpinia bonduc, Calophyllum inophyllum, Canavalia cathartica, Cerbera manghas, Clerodendrum inerme, Cocos nucifera, Colubrina asiatica, Cordia subcordata, Cyclosorus harveyi, Cyperus cyperinus, Cyperus javanicus,

Derris trifoliata, Digitaria setigera, Diospyros elliptica, Diospyros samoensis, Dryopteris dissecta, Dysoxylum maota, Dysoxylum samoense,

Epipremnum pinnatum, Erythrina variegata,

Faradaya amicorum, Ficus obliqua, Ficus scabra, Ficus tinctoria, Fimbristylis cymosa,

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

Heliconia laufao, Heliotropium foertherianum, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus,

Inocarpus fagifer, Ipomoea macrantha, Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis,

Jasminum betchei, Jasminum didymum,

Kleinhovia hospita,

Lepturus repens,

Macaranga harveyana, Microsorum grossum, Morinda citrifolia, Mucuna gigantea,

Nephrolepis hirsutula,

Ochrosia oppositifolia, Oldenlandia biflora, Oplismenus hirtellus (?),

Pandanus tectorius, Paspalum vaginatum, Phaleria disperma, Piper graeffei, Pipturus argenteus var. lanosus, Pisonia grandis, Planchonella chartacea, Polyscias samoensis, Portulaca lutea, Premna serratifolia, Psychotria insularum, Pteris tripartita,

Scaevola taccada, Schizostachyum glaucifolium (?), Solanum americanum (?), Sterculia fanaiho, Suriana maritima, Syzygium clusiifolium,

Terminalia catappa, Thespesia populnea, Thuarea involuta, Triumfetta procumbens,

Vigna marina,

Wollastonia biflora,

Zehneria grayana

 
References:

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