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Lauraceae 1 - 1 2 Lecythidaceae 1 - - 1 . - 1 1 . Malpighiaceae Malvaceae Meliaceae Moraceae Moringaceae M yrtaceae Nymphaeaceae Nyctaginaceae Oleaceae Onagraceae Oxalidaceae Passifloraceae Piperaceae Pol ygalaceae Pol ygonaceae Portulacaceae Rhamnaceae Rhizophoraceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Rutaceae Sapindaceae Sapotaceae Saxifragaceae Scrophulariaceae Solanaceae S terculiaceae Surianaceae Tiliaceae Urticaceae Verbenaceae Vi taceae Subtotal GRAND TOTAL 59 5 429 493
- Appendix 11. Nature and ecological and cultural (ethnobotanical) importance of coastal .- - plant species of the tropical Pacific Ocean (Notes: 1) Under "Habitat", 0 = outpost strand zone, I = inner littoral zone, M = mangrove habitats, W = coastal wetland or marshes; N = also found naturalized or wild in non-coastal habitats, and C = cultivated or planted; 2) Under "Origin", I = indigenous, A = aboriginal introduction, R = recent post-European contact introduction, and ? = status unsure; 3) Under "Importance", "Eco" = ecological importance in coastal plant communities and "Cult" = cultural importance in terms of a species' range throughout the Pacific islands or its overwhel- ming importance in some localities, with + + + = very important in most island groups, with multiple usage in terms of cultural importance, + + = of considerable importance in some island groups or some important uses locally, + = present in some island groups or of some use in restricted localities, and - = of minor ecological importance or no cultural uses reported from Melanesia, Polynesia, or Micronesia). Latin Name Habitat Origin Importance Eco Cult FERNS Acrostichum aureum Asplenium nidus Davallia solida Nephrolepis spp. Polypodium scolopendria Pteris spp. Pyrrosia adnascens Stenochlaena palustris Tectaria spp. Thelypteris spp. HERBS Achyranthes spp. Boerhavia spp . Crinum asiaticum Dendrobiurn spp. Hedyotis spp. Heliotropiurn spp. Hymenocallis littoralis Laportea spp.
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ATOLL RESEARCH BULLETIN NO. 392 THE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would
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CONTENTS PART I: INTRODUCTION AND A
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MARANTACEAE MUSACEAE ORCHIDACEAE PA
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Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Table 4.
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of the indigenous flora. Although g
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Climatically, Nauru is located in t
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Apart from the provisioning of whal
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mortality (Zimmet et al. 1977, 1978
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Lake in Anetan. Fosberg (c. 1972) a
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The houseyard gardens of I-Kiribati
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Species entering the succession ear
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Table 2. Species indigenous or poss
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Hemandia nymphaeifolia Hibiscus til
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of 258 km2, and few beaches; and Ma
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Nature of Exotic Species Exotic spe
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General Construction Scenting OilIP
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Table 4. Species of particular cult
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subsistence activities have arguabl
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4. The name (s) or the abbreviation
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other collectors. In-the field data
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VASCULAR PLANTS OF NAURU PTERIDOPHY
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colonies and dense populations in u
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CYCADACEAE (Cycad Family) Cycas cir
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atolls in Tuvalu and the Tuamotu an
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markings, midrib strong with 15 to
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Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schot
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Livistonia chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br.
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CANNACEAE (Canna Family) Canna indi
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Cyperus iria L. I' sedge" Recent in
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up to 30 cm or more long; tubers, l
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Allium ascalonicum L. te anian (K);
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longitudinal bands; flowers, small,
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Dracaena sanderiana Sander "dracaen
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as the leaves; fruit, globose, oran
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Maranta leuconeura Morr. " maranta"
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medicinally to wrap sick persons to
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(Topside); women were formerly resp
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Chloris inflata Link syn. C. barbat
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Recent introduction. Old World trop
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Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) Beauv. va
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PONTEDERIACEAE (Pickerel Weed Famil
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Recent introduction. Indonesia to P
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DICOTYLEDONAE ACANTHACEAE (Acanthus
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a calyx about 0.5 cm long and a two
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Pseuderanthemum bicolor (Schrank) R
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Achyranthes canescens R. Br. syn. A
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long; flowers, greenish to purplish
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Spondias mombin L. syn. S. lutea L.
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deltoid-ovate, but deeply toothed o
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Nerium oleander L. var. oleander te
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Recent introduction. India. Occasio
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Pre-World war I1 introduction. Mela
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Hoya carnosa (L.) R. Br. syns. Ascl
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Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. "purple
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to 2.5 cm wide, simple, alternate,
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BEGONIACEAE (Begonia Family) Begoni
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BOMBACACEAE (Bombax Family) Ceiba p
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petiolate or not clasping; petioles
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Rhaphanus sativus L. var. longipinn
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Capparis quiniflora DC. syn. C. ric
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lanceolate or subulate, awl-shaped
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stamens; fruit, about 2.5 cm long,
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Ipomoea hederifolia L. syn. I. angu
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CRASSULACEAE (Orpine Family) Kalanc
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mm long, many, whitish or buff, smo
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Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. "angled
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green, often mottled with various s
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terminal branching clusters (cymes)
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Euphorbia hypericifolia L. "spurge"
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orne in cyathia in sessile, axillar
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Phyllanthus amarus Sch. & Th. te ka
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Adenanthera pavonina L. bin ("beanU
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Recent introduction. Trop. America.
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Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. "sea bean
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pair largest, elliptic or ovate-lan
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Crotalaria retusa L. " rattlepod" R
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central plateau. No reported use in
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Indigenous. Indopacific. Occasional
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of leaflets; petioles, up to 10 cm
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and 5 to 7 mm wide, linear-oblong o
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parted; corolla, showy, bright scar
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HERNANDIACEAE (Hernandia Family) He
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Location. Fragrant flowers and leav
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crowded near the ends of branches;
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MALVACEAE (Mallow Family) Abutilon
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Hibiscus mutabilis L. "changeable r
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Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Gar
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Page 198 and 199: Ixora casei Hance "ixora" te katuru
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Page 204 and 205: SAPOTACEAE (Sapodilla Family) Chrys
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Page 208 and 209: Datura metel L. syn. D. fastuosa L.
Page 210 and 211: Solanum melongena L. "egg plant", "
Page 212 and 213: Triumfetta procumbens F0rst.f. "bea
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Page 216 and 217: -- used in garlands. The first Naur
Page 218 and 219: strip in low-lying areas near base
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Page 222 and 223: Mueller-Dombois, D. 1975. Some aspe
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Page 230 and 231: Lepidiwn bidentatum Peperomia spp.
Page 232 and 233: 222 Cordia subcordata Qcas circinal
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