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Takapoto
The flora of this atoll contains at least 40 native plant species, these
are almost throughout species that are common on almost all atolls in
Polynesia. |
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Flora of Takapoto
(mostly complete)
(green = pictures)
Achyranthes velutina,
Asplenium nidus,
Boerhavia tetrandra,
Calophyllum inophyllum,
Cassytha filiformis,
Chamaesyce fosbergii,
Cocos
nucifera,
Cordia subcordata,
Cyperus javanicus,
Digitaria stenotaphrodes,
Fimbristylis cymosa ssp. umbellatocapitata,
Guettarda speciosa,
Halophila ovalis,
Heliotropium anomalum,
Heliotropium foertherianum,
Hibiscus tiliaceus,
Kadua romanzoffiensis,
Laportea ruderalis,
Lepidium bidentatum,
Lepturus repens,
Microsorum grossum,
Nephrolepis hirsutula,
Nervilia aragoana,
Nesogenes euphrasioides,
Pandanus tectorius,
Paspalum vaginatum,
Pemphis acidula,
Pipturus
argenteus var. tuamotensis,
Pisonia grandis,
Portulaca lutea,
Psilotum
nudum,
Scaevola taccada,
Sesbania coccinea ssp. atollensis, Sesbania coccinea
ssp. atollensis var. tuamotensis,
Suriana maritima,
Thespesia populnea,
Timonius polygamus,
Triumfetta procumbens,
Vigna marina,
Ximenia americana |
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References:
- M.-H. Sachet: Takapoto Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago – Terrestrial
Vegetation and Flora, Smithsonian Atoll Research Bulletin Nr. 277 (1983) |
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