american samoa - University of Hawaii at Manoa

MY RTACEAE
Decaspermum fruticosum Forst.
nu'anu'a
Shrub or small tree with opposite leaves, white
5-merous flowers bearing numerous stamens, and a
capsule fruit. Uncommon in fernlands, disturbed
places, and montane scrub, reported from 100 to 500
m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from Futuna to
the Society Islands. Christophersen 1183, 35 11,
3575; Whistler 3660, 8689!.
"Eugenia reinwardtiana (BI.) DC.
unuoi
Shrub or small tree with opposite leaves, white
flowers bearing many stamens, and red succulent
fruits. Uncommon in littoral and coastal forest,
reported only from the lowlands. Indigenous,
ranging from Micronesia and Fiji to Hawai'i. Powell
s.n.; Whistler 3353, 8401.
Mctrosideros collina A. Gray
Medium-sized tree with opposite leaves, clusters of
flowers with showy red stamens, and capsules
containing numerous tiny seeds. Occasional to
common in montane scrub, reported from 100 to
1500 m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from
Vanuatu to Hawai'i. Reinecke 643; Setchell 266;
Christophersen 988, 1184, 1 188, 1194, 1197, 1198,
1205, 3494, 3500, 3569, 3577, 3585!; Spence 497!;
Whistler 3662, 8687!, 8723!.
Psidium guajava L.
[guava] ku'ava
Small tree with flaky bark, opposite leaves, white
flowers bearing many stamens, and a yellow, pink-
fleshed, many-seeded fruit. Occasional in pastures
and other disturbed places, reported from near sea
level to 600 m elevation. A modem introduction,
native to tropical America. Setchell 55; Whistler
1485, 8960!.
Syzygium brevifolium (A. Gray) C. Muell.
Medium-sized tree with subsessile opposite leaves,
terminal clusters of flowers bearing numerous white
stamens, and small ovoid fruits. Occasional in
montane scrub to cloud forest, reported from 235 to
1300 m elevation. Endemic. USEE s.n.; Christo-
phersen 1025, 1051, 1071; Whistler 3850, 8620!.
Syzygium carolinense (Koidz.) Hosokawa
Small to medium-sized tree with opposite leaves,
loosely branching inflorescences, and small white
flowers bearing numerous stamens. Occasional in
lowland to montane forest, reported from 100 to 700
m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from Micronesia
to Samoa. Yuncker 9428!?; Spence 472!; Whistler
2773!, 2780,2796a, 3543,3651,8484.
Syzygium clusiifolium (A. Gray) C. Muell.
asi vai
Medium-sized tree with finely veined opposite
leaves, widely branching, cauliflorus inflorescences
of white flowers, and purple ellipsoid fruits. Com-
mon to abundant in coastal to lowland forest,
reported from near sea level to 200 m elevation.
Indigenous, also found in Tonga, Niue, Wallis, and
the Horne Islands. Lamoureux 3024a; Whistler
1280,3755,8469, 8954!, 9107!.
Syzygium dealatum (Burkill) A. C. Smith
asi vai
Medium-sized tree with opposite leaves, terminal
inflorescences of white flowers bearing many
stamens, and purple ovoid fruits. Occasional in
coastal to lowland forest, reported from near sea
level to 310 m elevation. Indigenous, also found in
Tonga, Niue, and Uvea. Whistler 2886, 3750,
8588!.
Syzygium inophylloides (A. Gray) C. Muell.
asi
Large tree with finely veined leaves having a twisted
attenuate tip, white flowers bearing numerous
stamens, and yellowish ovoid fruits. Common in
lowland to cloud forest, reported from near sea level
to 750 m elevation. Indigenous, also found in Niue
and Futuna. USEE sn.; Setchell 337, 570; Bayliss
s.n.; Wilder 93; Diefenderfer 14; Christophersen
1255; Whistler 2802, 8955!.
*Syzygium neurocalyx (A. Gray) Christoph.
'oli; fena
Small tree with long, sessile, opposite leaves, large
terminal sessile flowers bearing numerous white
stamens, and large edible fruits. Rare in montane
forest (in Western Samoa at least) and formerly
cultivated, perhaps no longer found on Tutuila,
reported from near sea level to 750 m elevation. A
Polynesian introduction or perhaps indigenous, also