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Ficus prolixa Forst. f.
[banyan] aoa
Large banyan tree with milky sap, alternate lanceo-
late leaves, and yellow subglobose fruits subtended
by persistent bracts. Occasional to common in
lowlnnd forest, reported from 20 to 150 m elevation.
Indigenous, ranging from New Caledonia to the
Marquesas. Swezey sn.; Whistler 3671, 8467.
Ficus scabra Forst. f.
Small to medium-sized tree with milky sap, alter-
nate scabrous leaves, and red to yellow fig-like
fruits. Common to abundant in littoral forest, less so
in lowland forest, reported from near sea level to
300 m elevation. Indigenous, ranging, from New
Caledonia to Niue. Setchell 148, 3 14, 421, 427,
Meebold 8250, 16732; Comstock 31; Yuncker 9437;
Wisner 11; McKee 2954; Whistler 1286, 2914,
8598!, 91 14.
Ficus tinctoria Forst. f.
[dyer's fig] mati
Small tree with milky sap, glossy alternate leaves,
bracts at the base of the peduncle, and red to or-
ange, subglobose fruits. Common in lowland to
montane forest, reported from 30 to 600 m eleva-
tion. Indigenous, ranging from India to the
Marquesas. Graeffe 13 18; Bryan 76, 1010; Diefen-
derfer 13, 18; Swezey s.n. (2); Mitchell 510, 574;
Yuncker 9382; McKee 2955; Wisner 54, 120;
Whistler 1441, 2856,2857, 8551!, 9143.
Ficus uniauriculata Warb.
Small to medium-sized tree with milky sap, alter-
nate leaves having a one-sided auriculate base,
scabrous surfaces, and fig-like fruits. Occasional in
coastal to montane forest, reported from near sea
level to 800 (1600?) m elevation. Endemic. Set-
chell 69; Swezey 7; Christophersen 998; Meebold
16732; Mitchell 509; Whistler 2879, 8981!, 9079,
91 12.
Myristica fatua Houtt.
[Samoan nutmeg] 'atone
MY RISTICACEAE
Medium-sized tree with alternate leaves pale
beneath, tiny yellow flowers, and a tan, ellipsoid
fruit containing a large seed surrounded by a red
aril. Common to abundant in lowland to montane
forest, reported from near sea level to 600 m eleva-
tion. Indigenous, ranging from Vanuatu to Samoa.
Setchell 1, 67; Wilder 91; Bryan 73; Garber 908;
Christophersen 984, 985; Meebold 21351; Yuncker
9326; Wisner 59, 66; Long 1976, 3084; Spence
470!; Whistler 2721,2872, 8585!.
Myristica hypargyraea A. Gray
'atone
Medium-sized tree with alternate leaves gray-green
beneath, tiny yellow flowers, and a reddish-brown
subglobose fruit containing a large seed surrounded
by a yellow aril. Common to abundant in lowland
to montane forest, reported from near sea level to
930 m elevation. Indigenous, also found on Futuna,
Alofi, and possibly Rotuma. Reinecke 445; Setchell
342; Garber 917, 918, 928; Swezey & Wilder 58;
Christophersen 996; Yuncker 94 19; Wisner 58;
Whistler 2744, 8659!.
MYRSINACEAE
Embelia vaupelii Mez
Woody climber with alternate leaves, white-dotted
stems, and small white flowers. Uncommon in lowland
to cloud, reported from near sea level to 1750
m elevation. Indigenous, also found in Tonga.
Setchell569; Wisner 56; Whistler 9149.
Maesa tabacifolia Mez
Shrub with alternate leaves, white-dotted stems, tiny
white flowers in racemes or panicles, and small,
flesh-colored hits. Occasional in lowland to montane
forest, reported from near sea level to 1000 m
elevation. Indigenous, also found in Tonga and Fiji.
Lister s.n.; Setchell 581; Diefenderfer 3; Seale s.n.;
Christophersen 3522; Yuncker 9359; Wisner 154;
Lamoureux 3003; Spence 505!; Whistler 2762!,
2887, 8815!.
"Rapanea myricifolia (A. Gray) Mez
Small tree with alternate coriaceous leaves, tiny
white cauliflorus flowers, and small subglobose
hits. Occasional in coastal to cloud forest, reported
from 5 to 1500 m elevation. Indigenous, also
found in Fiji. Setchell 382; Christophersen 1024,
1053, 1065, 1202, 3547; Whistler 3851.