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Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson
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Takume
This atoll is the direct neighbour of the Raroia atoll.
Its motus have a combined area of only 5 km
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Flora of Takume
(almost complete)
(green = pictures)
Achyranthes velutina,
Boerhavia acutifolia (?),
Boerhavia tetrandra,
Calophyllum inophyllum,
Cassytha filiforme,
Chamaesyce fosbergii,
Cocos
nucifera,
Cordia subcordata,
Cyperus javanicus,
Digitaria stenotaphrodes,
Guettarda speciosa,
Heliotropium anomalum,
Heliotropium foertherianum,
Hibiscus tiliaceus,
Ipomoea macrantha,
Kadua romanzoffiensis,
Laportea ruderalis,
Lepidium bidentatum,
Lepturus repens,
Microsorum grossum,
Nesogenes euphrasioides,
Pandanus tectorius,
Pemphis acidula,
Pisonia grandis,
Portulaca lutea,
Psilotum nudum,
Scaevola taccada,
Suriana maritima,
Timonius polygamus,
Triumfetta procumbens,
Vigna marina |
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References:
- Maxwell S. Doty; Jan Newhouse; Harvey A. Miller; Kenneth Wilson:
Floristics and Plant Ecology of Raroia Atoll, Tuamotus. Atoll Research
Bull. Nr. 33, 1954 |
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