Ofu


 
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Ofu

The both islands Ofu (in the picture left) and Olosega (in the picture right) are parts of a heavily eroded caldera of an extinct volcano, they are separated only by a small strait, the Asaga strait.

Ofu is only 5 kmē large, the highest point is Mt. Tumu with 495 m.

 
 
above:

At Ofu's southern coast with Olosega in the distance, this part of Ofu Island is now included in the National Park of American Samoa.


Photo: Angela K. Keppler

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Flora of Ofu
(incomplete)
(green = pictures)

Abrus precatorius, Acrostichum aureum, Adenostemma viscosum, Adiantum philippense, Aglaia samoensis, Alectryon samoensis, Allophylus timoriensis, Alphitonia zizyphoides, Alstonia costata, Alyxia bracteolosa, Alyxia stellata, Angiopteris evecta, Antidesma excavatum, Antrophyum plantagineum, Antrophyum reticulatum, Arachniodes aristata, Arthropteris repens, Arythera brackenridgei, Asplenium australasicum, Asplenium caudatum, Asplenium cuneatum, Asplenium nidus, Asplenium polyodon,

Barringtonia asiatica, Barringtonia samoensis, Bischofia javanica, Blechnum orientale, Boerhavia repens, Bulbophyllum samoanum,

Caesalpinia major, Calanthe triplicata, Calophyllum inophyllum, Calophyllum neo-ebudicum, Canarium vitiense, Canavalia cathartica, Canavalia rosea, Canthium merrillii, Capparis cordifolia, Cassytha filiformis, Celtis harperi, Centella asiatica (?), Centotheca lappacea (?), Cephalomanes boryanum, Cerbera manghas, Chamaesyce fosbergii, Chariessa samoensis, Chionanthus vitiensis, Clerodendrum inerme, Cocos nucifera, Colubrina asiatica, Cordia aspera, Cordia subcordata, Crateva religiosa, Crepidium resupinatum, Crepidomans bipunctatum, Crepidomanes humile, Cyclosorus dentatus, Cyclosorus harveyi, Cyclosorus parasitica (?), Cyclosorus reineckei (?), Cyclosorus rodigasianus, Cyperus javanicus, Cyperus odoratus, Cyperus seemannianus, Cyperus stoloniferus, Cyrtandra angustivenosa, Cyrtandra pulchella, Cyrtandra samoensis,

Davallia solida, Decaspermum fruticosum, Dendrobium biflorum, Dendrobium dactylodes, Dendrobium samoense, Dendrolobium umbellatum, Derris trifoliata, Dicranopteris linearis, Didymoglossum tahitense, Didymoplexis micradenia, Digitaria setigera, Diospyros elliptica, Diospyros samoensis, Diplazium bulbiferum, Diplazium proliferum, Dryopteris dissecta, Drypetes vitiensis, Dysoxylum samoense,

Elaeocarpus tonganus, Elaeocarpus ulianus, Eleocharis dulcis, Embelia vaupelii, Epipremnum pinnatum, Erythrina variegata,

Fagraea berteroana, Faradaya amicorum, Ficus godeffroyi, Ficus obliqua, Ficus scabra, Ficus tinctoria, Fimbristylis cymosa ssp. umbellatocapitata, Fimbristylis dichotoma, Flacourtia rukam, Freycinetia storckii,

Garuga floribunda, Geophila repens, Glochidion ramiflorum var. samoanum, Goodyera rubicunda, Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense, Grewia crenata, Guettarda speciosa, Gynochthodes epiphytica, Gyrocarpus americanus (ex),

Hedycarya denticulata, Heliotropium foertherianum, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hetaeria oblongifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Homalanthus acuminatus, Homalanthus nutans, Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes, Hoya chlorantha, Hoya chlorantha var. tutuilensis, Hoya pottsii, Hoya samoensis, Hoya whistleri, Huperzia squarrosa (?), Hymenophyllum polyanthos, Hymenophyllum praetervisum,

Imperata conferta, Inocarpus fagifer, Ipomoea littoralis, Ipomoea macrantha, Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis, Ischaemum murinum, Ixora samoensis,

Jasminum betchei, Jasminum didymum,

Kleinhovia hospita,

Laportea interrupta, Lemmaphyllum accedens, Leptopetalum foetidum, Lepturus repens, Leucas decemdentata, Limnophila fragrans, Lindernia crustacea, Lindsaea pulchra, Liparis condylobulbon, Liparis layardii, Lomagramma cordipinna,

Macaranga harveyana, Macropiper puperulum, Macrothelypteris setigera, Macrothelypteris torresiana, Maesa samoana, Maesa tabacifolia, Maoutia australis, Medinilla samoensis, Medusanthera samoensis, Melastoma denticulatum, Melicope latifolia, Melicope retusa, Melochia odorata, Meryta capitata, Meryta macrophylla, Microlepia scaberula, Microlepia speluncae, Micromelum minutum, Microsorum grossum, Microsorum membranifolium, Miscanthus floridulus, Monogramma paradoxa, Morinda citrifolia, Mucuna gigantea, Mussaenda raiateensis, Myristica fatua, Myristica inutilis,

Neonauclea forsteri, Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis hirsutula, Nervilia aragoana,

Oberonia equitans, Oldenlandia biflora, Operculina turpethum, Ophioglossum pendulum, Oplismenus hirtellus (?),

Pandanus tectorius, Paspalum orbiculare, Passiflora aurantia, Peperomia lonchophylloides, Peristylus tradescantifolius, Phaius tankervilleae, Phaius terrestris, Phaleria acuminata, Phreatia matthewsii, Piper graeffei, Pipturus argenteus var. lanosus, Pisonia grandis, Pisonia umbellifera, Planchonella garberi, Planchonella torricellensis, Plumbago zeylanica, Polyphlebium endlicherianum, Pometia pinnata, Portulaca lutea, Premna serratifolia, Procris pedunculata, Psilotum nudum, Psychotria garberiana, Psychotria insularum, Pteris ensiformis, Pteris pacifica, Pteris tripartita, Pteris vaupelii, Pyrrosia lanceolata,

Reynoldsia tauensis (?), Rhus taitensis, Rourea minor,

Sarcopygme pacifica, Scaevola taccada, Schizaea dichotoma, Schizostachyum glaucifolium, Scleria lithosperma, Scleria polycarpa, Scleria scrobiculata, Selaginella reineckei, Selaginella whitmeei, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Sida samoensis, Solanum americanum, Solanum viride, Sophora tomentosa, Spathoglottis plicata, Sphaeropteris lunulata, Sphaeropteris vaupelii, Stenotaphrum micranthum, Sterculia fanaiho, Syzygium clusiifolium, Syzygium dealbatum, Syzygium inophylloides, Syzygium neurocalyx, Syzygium samoense,

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, Tacca leontopetaloides, Taeniophyllum fasciola, Tarenna sambucina, Tectaria setchellii, Tectaria stearnsii, Tephrosia purpurea, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia samoensis, Thespesia populnea, Thuarea involuta, Trema discolor, Trichospermum richii, Triumfetta procumbens,

Vigna adenantha, Vigna marina, Vitex trifolia,

Wollastonia biflora,

Xylocarpus granatum,

Zehneria mucronata

 
References:

- Carl Christensen; A. H. G. Alston: A revision of the Pteridophyta of Samoa. Bishop Mus. Bull. 177. 1943
- Phillip Cribb; W. Arthur Whistler: Orchids of Samoa. Kew Publishing, 1996