Ahe


 
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Ahe

The Ahe atoll is or was also known by the names Ahemaru resp. Omaru.

The lagoon has a size of almost 140 kmē, whereas the land area of all motus together reaches only 12 kmē.

 
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Ahe, south west part of the atoll


Photo: Angela K. Keppler

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Flora of Ahe
(incomplete)
(green = pictures)

Boerhavia tetrandra,

Cassytha filiformis, Chamaesyce fosbergii, Cocos nucifera,

Guettarda speciosa,

Heliotropium anomalum,

Kadua romanzoffiensis,

Laportea ruderalis, Lepturus repens,

Pipturus argenteus var. tuamotensis, Portulaca lutea, Psilotum nudum,

Scaevola taccada, Suriana maritima,

Timonius polygamus, Triumfetta procumbens

 
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