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- 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.