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 left:ISS006-E-37110 Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov Manihi In the rest of the world this atoll is known above all for its pearl farms. The motus, which enclose a lagoon of 160 kmē, together build an area of land of about 13 kmē. About 30 native plant species are known up to now. |
 left:Manihi, the north west part of the atoll Photo: Angela K. Keppler http://www.pbif.org |
 left:Manihi, several motus in the south part of the atoll Photo: Angela K. Keppler http://www.pbif.org |
| Flora of Manihi (mostly complete) (green = pictures) Asplenium nidus, Boerhavia tetrandra, Calophyllum inophyllum, Cassytha filiformis, Chamaesyce fosbergii, Cocos nucifera, Cordia subcordata, Digitaria stenotaphrodes, Fimbristylis cymosa ssp. umbellatocapitata, Guettarda speciosa, Heliotropium anomalum, Heliotropium foertherianum, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Kadua romanzoffiensis, Laportea ruderalis, Lepidium bidentatum, Microsorum grossum, Nesogenes euphrasioides, Pandanus tectorius, Pemphis acidula, Pipturus argenteus var. tuamotensis, Portulaca lutea, Psilotum nudum, Scaevola taccada, Sida fallax (?), Suriana maritima, Thespesia populnea, Timonius polygamus, Triumfetta procumbens, Vigna marina, Ximenia americana |
| References: - M.-H. Sachet: Takapoto Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago Terrestrial Vegetation and Flora, Smithsonian Atoll Research Bulletin Nr. 277 (1983) |