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 left:ISS002-E-6878 Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov Olosega Ofu's little neighbour island (in the picture right) is only some 4 km sq large. The highest point is Mt. Piumatua with ca. 640 m. |
 left:coastal forest on Olosega Originally on all islands in the tropical pacific the rainforest reached onto the beach, today this plant community can only be found scattered on some of the smaller islands. Most beaches were modified for the tourism, and the original vegetation must give way for 'South Sea dreams-according' palm beaches. Photo: Angela K. Keppler http://www.pbif.org |
| Flora of Olosega (incomplete) (green = pictures) Abrodictyum dentatum, Acalypha amentacea var. grandis, Acrostichum aureum, Adiantum philippense, Aglaia samoensis, Alectryon samoensis, Allophylus timoriensis, Alphitonia zizyphoides, Alyxia bracteolosa, Alyxia stellata, Angiopteris evecta, Angiopteris opaca, Antidesma excavatum, Antrophyum plantagineum, Antrophyum reticulatum, Appendicula bracteosa, Arachniodes aristata, Arytera brackenridgei, Asplenium australasicum, Asplenium caudatum, Asplenium nidus, Astronidium pickeringii, Barringtonia asiatica, Bischofia javanica, Blechnum orientale, Blechnum vulcanicum, Blumea milnei (ex), Boerhavia repens, Bolbitis lonchophora, Bulbophyllum betchei, Bulbophyllum samoanum, Bulbophyllum savaiense, Caesalpinia major, Calanthe triplicata, Callistopteris apiifolia, Calophyllum inophyllum, Calophyllum neo-ebudicum, Canarium vitiense, Canavalia cathartica, Canavalia sericea, Canthium merrillii, Capparis cordifolia, Centotheca lappacea (?), Cephalomanes boryanum, Cerbera manghas, Chariessa samoensis, Citronella samoensis, Clerodendrum inerme, Cocos nucifera, Colubrina asiatica, Cordia subcordata, Crateva religiosa, Crepidium samoense, Crepidomanes bipunctatum, Crepidomanes humile, Crepidomanes intermedium, Ctenopterella blechnoides, Ctenopterella lepida, Ctenopterella seemannii, Cyathea decurrens, Cyclosorus dentatus, Cyclosorus glanduliferus, Cyclosorus harveyi, Cyclosorus heterocarpus, Cyclosorus rodigasianus, Cyperus javanicus, Cyperus seemannianus, Cyperus stoloniferus, Cyrtandra angustivenosa, Cyrtandra longipedunculata, Cyrtandra pulchella, Cyrtandra samoensis, Davallia graeffei, Davallia solida, Decaspermum fruticosum, Dendrobium biflorum, Dendrobium dactylodes, Dendrolobium umbellatum, Dicranopteris linearis, Didymoplexis micradenia, Digitaria setigera, Diospyros elliptica, Diospyros samoensis, Diplazium bulbiferum, Diplazium proliferum, Diplocaulobium fililobum, Dryopteris dissecta, Dysoxylum huntii, Dysoxylum samoense, Elaeocarpus tonganus, Elatostema grandifolium, Elattostachys apetala, Embelia vaupelii, Epipremnum pinnatum, Erythrina variegata, Erythrodes oxyglossa, Fagraea berteroana, Faradaya amicorum, Ficus godeffroyi, Ficus obliqua, Ficus scabra, Ficus tinctoria, Fimbristylis cymosa ssp. umbellatocapitata, Flacourtia rukam, Flickingeria comata, Freycinetia storckii, Garcinia myrtifolia, Garuga floribunda, Glochidion ramiflorum var. samoanum, Glomera montana, Goniophlebium subauriculatum, Grewia crenata, Guettarda speciosa, Gynochthodes epiphytica, Hedycarya denticulata, Heliotropium foertherianum, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Hetaeria oblongifolia, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Histiopteris incisa, Homalanthus acuminatus, Homalanthus nutans, Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes, Hoya chlorantha var. tutuilensis, Hoya pottsii, Hoya whistleri, Huperzia carinata, Huperzia phlegmaria, Huperzia squarrosa, Huperzia verticillata (?), Hymenophyllum dilatatum, Hymenophyllum imbricatum, Inocarpus fagifer, Ipomoea littoralis, Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis, Ischaemum murinum, Ixora samoensis, Jasminum didymum, Kleinhovia hospita, Lemmaphyllum accedens, Leptopetalum foetidum, Lepturus repens, Leucostegia pallida, Lindernia crustacea, Lindsaea harveyi, Lindsaea propinqua, Lindsaea repens var. sessilis, Liparis layardii, Lomagramma cordipinna, Macaranga harveyana, Macaranga stipulosa, Macropiper puberulum, Maesa tabacifolia, Maoutia australis, Medinilla samoensis, Medusanthera samoensis, Melastoma denticulatum, Melicope latifolia, Melicope retusa, Melochia odorata, Meryta macrophylla, Micromelum minutum, Microsorum commutatum, Microsorum grossum, Miscanthus floridulus, Moerenhoutia heteromorpha, Monogramma paradoxa, Morinda citrifolia, Mucuna gigantea, Myristica fatua, Myristica inutilis, Neonauclea forsteri, Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis hirsutula, Oberonia equitans, Oldenlandia biflora, Oleandra neriiformis, Ophioglossum pendulum, Oplismenus hirtellus (?), Pachypleuria repens, Pandanus tectorius, Paspalum vaginatum, Peperomia blanda var. floribunda, Peperomia lonchophylloides, Peristylus tradescantifolius, Phaius tankervilleae, Phaius terrestris, Phaleria acuminata, Phreatia matthewsii, Phreatia micrantha, Phyllanthus virgatus, Piper graeffei, Pipturus argenteus var. lanosus, Pisonia grandis, Pisonia umbellifera, Planchonella garberi, Plumbago zeylanica, Pometia pinnata, Portulaca lutea, Premna serratifolia, Procris pedunculata, Prosaptia alata, Psychotria garberiana, Psychotria insularum, Pteris ensiformis, Pteris littoralis, Ptisana smithii, Pyrrosia lanceolata, Reynoldsia tauensis, Rhus taitensis, Rhynchospora corymbosa, Rourea minor, Sarcopygme pacifica, Scaevola taccada, Schizaea dichotoma, Schizostachyum glaucifolium, Scleria lithosperma, Scleria polycarpa, Selaginella reineckei, Selaginella whitmeei, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Solanum repandum, Spathoglottis plicata, Sphaeropteris lunulata, Sphaeropteris vaupelii, Sphenomeris chinensis, Stenotaphrum micranthum, Sterculia fanaiho, Syzygium carolinense, Syzygium clusiifolium, Syzygium dealbatum, Syzygium inophylloides, Syzygium neurocalyx, Syzygium richii, Syzygium samoense, Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, Tacca leontopetaloides, Taeniophyllum fasciola, Tarenna sambucina, Tectaria setchellii, Tephrosia purpurea, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia richii, Terminalia saomensis, Thespesia populnea, Thuarea involuta, Trichospermum richii, Triumfetta procumbens, Vigna marina, Vitex trifolia, Weinmannia samoensis, Wollastonia biflora |
| References: - Carl Christensen; A. H. G. Alston: A revision of the Pteridophyta of Samoa. Bishop Mus. Bull. 177. 1943 - T. G. Yuncker: Plants of the Manua Islands. Bishop Mus. Bull. 184. 1945 - Phillip Cribb; W. Arthur Whistler: Orchids of Samoa. Kew Publishing, 1996 |