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in lowland to cloud forest, reported from 100 to
1200 m elevation. Indigenous, also found on Niue.
Graeffe s.n.; Setchell 286, 448, 462, 571; Long
3052; Whistler 2782, 3647, 8642!.
LOGANIACEAE
Fagraea berteroana A. Gray ex Benth.
pualulu
Large tree with glossy opposite leaves, large, showy,
tubular, white to pale orange flowers, and a large
orange fruit containing many black seeds. Common
in lowland to montane forest, reported from ca. 50
to 930 m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from Fiji to
the Marquesas. Setchell 367; Garber 882; Chri-
stophersen 1208; Meebold 21415; Yuncker 9341,
9392; Lamoureux 3009; Long 3 105; Whistler 2804,
8987!.
Geniostoma rupestre Forst.
taipoipo; lau mafatifati
Small tree with simple, opposite leaves, tiny white
flowers, and a small greenish capsule containing
many red seeds. Common in coastal to cloud forest,
reportcd from near sea level to 1600 m elevation.
Indigenous, ranging from Taiwan and the Celebes to
the Cook Islands. Setchell 117, 264, 578; Seale s.n.;
Diefenderfer 29; Yuncker 9336; Kuntze 23007;
Meebold 12646; Whistler 1272, 1480, 2766!, 2850,
2940,3645, 8670!, 9067.
LORANTHACEAE
Decaisnina forsteriana (J. A. & J. H. Schultes)
Barlow
tapuna
Hemiparasitic shrub with opposite leaves, long,
narrow red, erect flowers with a flared calyx, and a
small, ellipsoid, fleshy red fruit. Occasional in
littoral to montane forest, reported from near sea
level to 700 m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from
Fiji to the Cook Islands. Reinecke 159a; Setchell
372, 575; Wilder 227; Mitchell 569; Spence 491!;
Whistler 2783, 2965.
LYTHRACEAE
Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) Macbr.
Sticky herb with opposite leaves, purple, 6-parted
axillary flowers, and small ovoid capsules surroun-
ded by the longitudinally ribbed calyx. Occasional
in pastures and wet, sunny places, reported only
from near sea level to 650 m elevation. A modem
introduction, native to tropical America. Setchell
542a; Lamoureux 3069; Whistler 3234, 8621 ! .
*Gossypium hirsutum L.
[native cotton] vavae
MALVACEAE
Shrub with alternate, palmately Iobed leaves, white
monadelphous flowers, and a splitting capsule filled
with cotton. Occasional on open coastal slopes of
tuff-cone islets, reported only from the lowlands.
Indigenous, widespread from Samoa to South
America. Whistler 8393.
*Hibiscus abelmoschus L.
fau Tagaloa
Small hairy subshrub with alternate, palmately lobed
leaves, large showy yellow, monadelphous flowers
with purple at the base, and a hairy ovoid capsule.
Uncommon to occasional in disturbed (often wet)
places, reported from near sea level to 350 m ele-
vation. A Polynesian introduction, probably native
to tropical Asia. Setchell 59, 241a, 525.
Hibiscus tiliaceus L.
[beach hibiscus] fau
Medium-sized, scrambling tree with alternate cor-
date leaves, yellow flowers purple at the base, and a
5-celled capsule. Common to abundant in littoral
forests, mangrove swamp margins, and disturbed
and secondary forest, reported from near sea level to
650 m elevation. Indigenous, pantropic in distri-
bution. Setchell 53, 242; Eames T30; Diefenderfer
15; Cornstock 30; Mitchell 534; Yuncker 9399;
Wisner 15; Dutton 6; Long 2596; Herbst 6564;
Whistler 2812,3285, 8612!.
Sida rhombifolia L.
mautofu
Erect subshrub with ovate, alternate leaves, pale
orange, monadelphous flowers on long axillary
pedicels, and a beaked, wheel-shaped, 9-12-merous
schizocarp. Common in disturbed places, reported
from near sea level to 600 m elevation. A Polyne-
sian introduction, native to the Old World tropics
but now pantropical. Setchell 8; Wilder 23; Garber
8 15; Diefenderfer 8; Whistler 86 18!.