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Syzygium malaccense
(L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Myrtaceae
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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  Low risk, score: 0 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes; Eugenia malaccensis L.

Common name(s): [more details]

Chamorro: macupa, makupa

Chuukese: faaniyaap, faaniyap, faanyaap, fááriyap, faniap, faniap, faniob, faniyap, feniap, feniyap

English: Malay apple, mountain apple, Otaheite-apple, pomerac, rose apple

Fijian: kavika, kavika ndamu, kavika ndamundamu, kavika vulvula, yasi kavika

French: jamboissier rouge, poirier de Malaque, pomme malac, pommier-rose

Hawaiian: ‘ōhi‘, ‘ōhi‘ ‘ai, ‘ōhi‘ ‘ai ke‘oke‘o, ‘ōhi‘ hākea, ‘ōhi‘ kea, ‘ōhi‘ leo, ‘ōhi‘ ‘ula

Kwara‘ae: afio, kabirai, sa‘au, u‘uinialakau

Maori (Cook Islands): ka‘ika, ka‘ika makatea, ka‘ika maori, ka‘ika maori, ka‘ika papa‘ā, ka‘ika tavake, ka‘ika tavake, ka‘ika tavake, ka‘ika ‘enua, kaika makatea

Marshallese: abōl

Niuean: fekakai

Palauan: kidel

Pohnpeian: apel, apel en Pohnpei, paniap

Samoan: nonu fi‘afi‘a, nonu fiafia

Spanish: manzana de agua, pera noruega, pomarrosa de Malaca

Tahitian: ahia Tahiti, ‘ahia-tea, ‘ahia-‘ura

Tongan: fekika kai

Ulithian: harafath

Woleaian: faliyap

Yapese: arfath, faliap

Habit:  tree

Description:  "A tree to 15 m tall; leaves opposite, elliptic to oblong-obovate, commonly 10-18 cm (or up to 25 cm) long and 6-8 cm (to 12 cm) wide, glossy, glabrous, paler beneath, obscurely punctate, bluntly acuminate, basally acute; petiole to 10 mm long; flowers in cymes on older branches and on the trunk, cymes about 5 cm long; calyx-tube turbinate, about 1 cm long; 4-lobed, lobes rounded, wider than long; petals red, fugacious, 4-8 mm long and slightly wider, concave, obovate; stamens many (c. 125) erect, red, 1-2 cm long; anthers small, yellowish; ovary discoid red apically, style dark red, nearly 2 cm long; fruit obovoid, about 7 x 6 cm, glossy and slightly waxy in appearance, crisp-succulent, red or white or striped, usually 1-seeded, edible; seed large, about 2 cm broad" (Stone, 1970; p. 448).

Habitat/ecology:  In Fiji, "completely naturalized in thickets or dense or open forest from near sea level to an elevation of about 800 m" (Smith, 1985; pp. 352-353). In Hawai‘i, "a Polynesian introduction, now widely naturalized in low elevation mesic to wet sites, primarily mesic valleys, 200-310 m" (Wagner et al., 1999; pp. 975-976). In Niue, "common in and near all the villages" (Sykes, 1970; p. 136). In New Caledonia, "est peu commun et apparemment d'introduction récente en Nouvelle-Calédonie" (MacKee, 1994; p. 107). Moist uplands in the Galápagos Islands (McMullen, 1999; p. 90).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Indonesia, Malaysia; cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics, exact native range obscure (GRIN). A Polynesian introduction to Hawai‘i (Wagner et al., 1999; pp. 975-976) and much of the Pacific.

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. &
Island group
Location Cited status &
Cited as invasive &
Cited as cultivated &
Cited as aboriginal introduction?
Reference &
Comments
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan Island introduced
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 189)
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands
Aitutaki Atoll introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
McCormack, Gerald (2008)
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands
‘Atiu Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
McCormack, Gerald (2008)
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands
Mangaia Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
McCormack, Gerald (2008)
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands
Ma‘uke Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
McCormack, Gerald (2008)
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands
Miti‘aro Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
McCormack, Gerald (2008)
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands
Rarotonga Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
McCormack, Gerald (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Floreana Group
Floreana Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group
Isabela Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group
Volcán Sierra Negra, Isabela Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
San Cristóbal Group
San Cristóbal Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santa Cruz Group
Santa Cruz Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Federated States of Micronesia
Chuuk Islands
Namoluk (Nómwunuuk) Atoll introduced
Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 106)
Federated States of Micronesia
Chuuk Islands
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll introduced
cultivated
Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 54)
Voucher cited: Manner & Mallon 309 (GUAM)
Federated States of Micronesia
Chuuk Islands
Tol Island introduced
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 189)
Federated States of Micronesia
Kosrae Island
Kosrae Island introduced
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 189)
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands
Pohnpei Island introduced
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 189)
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands
Pohnpei Island introduced
Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 61)
Voucher cited: Kanehira 693 (NY)
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands
Pohnpei Island introduced
cultivated
Lorence, David H./Flynn, Tim (1998) (p. 26)
Federated States of Micronesia
Yap Islands
Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll introduced
Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 114)
Federated States of Micronesia
Yap Islands
Ulithi Atoll introduced
Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 114)
Federated States of Micronesia
Yap Islands
Woleai Atoll introduced
Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 114)
Federated States of Micronesia
Yap Islands
Yap (Waqab) Island introduced
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 189)
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Kandavu Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Voucher cited: Smith 305
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Lakemba Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Vouchers cited: Garnock-Jones 948, U.S. Expl. Exped.
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Ngau Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Voucher cited: Smith 7836
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Ovalau Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Voucher cited: Smith 7498
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Taveuni Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Voucher cited: Gillespie 4646
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Tuvutha Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Voucher cited: Bryan 543
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Vanua Levu Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Voucher cited: Garnock-Jones 1052
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Vanua Mbalavu Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Vouchers cited: DA 15780, Smith 6597, Degener & Ordonez 14030
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Viti Levu Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Vouchers cited: Smith 4303, Gillespie 4252, Horne 914, DA 15665, DF 499 (Damanu 138), Gillespie 2527, DF 556, Degener 15501, St. John 18206, MacDaniels 1056, DA 15563, DA 3858, Seemann 161
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Yasawas Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 352-353)
Voucher cited: St. John 18124
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
Fatu Hiva Island introduced
abo. intro.
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
Hiva Oa Island introduced
abo. intro.
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
Marquesas Islands introduced
invasive
cultivated
Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 202)
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island introduced
abo. intro.
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island introduced
abo. intro.
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island introduced
abo. intro.
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands
Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island introduced
abo. intro.
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia
Society Islands
Bora Bora Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 202)
Voucher cited: Grant 5098
French Polynesia
Society Islands
Maupiti (Maurua) Island introduced
invasive
abo. intro.
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 53)
Voucher cited: Morris 13 (US)
French Polynesia
Society Islands
Moorea Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 202)
Voucher cited: Fosberg 61003
French Polynesia
Society Islands
Raiatea (Havai) Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 202)
Vouchers cited: Moore 130, BRY 26433
French Polynesia
Society Islands
Tahiti Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 202)
Vouchers cited: Grant 4044, Florence 8669, BRY 25725
Guam
Guam Island
Guam Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 448)
Presence uncertain.
Guam
Guam Island
Guam Island introduced
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 189)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Hawai‘i (Big) Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Kaho‘olawe Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Kaua‘i Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Lāna‘i Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Maui Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Moloka‘i Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Ni‘ihau Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
O‘ahu Island introduced
invasive
cultivated
abo. intro.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 975-976)
Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain
Kili (Kõle) Atoll introduced
cultivated
Vander Velde, Nancy/Vander Velde, Brian (2006) (p. 10)
"Rare; young trees planted near Council Hall".
Marshall Islands
Ratak Chain
Arno Atoll introduced
cultivated
Vander Velde, Nancy/Vander Velde, Brian (2007) (p. 10)
"Occasional; trees near houses, planted for food".
Marshall Islands
Ratak Chain
Majuro (Mãjro) Atoll introduced
cultivated
Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 111)
Nauru
Nauru Island
Nauru Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 175)
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago
Île Grande Terre introduced
cultivated
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 106-107)
Voucher cited: MacKee 19526
Niue
Niue
Niue Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 136)
Vouchers cited: CHR 170456, CHR 170459
Niue
Niue
Niue Island introduced
Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 91)
Voucher cited: Yuncker 9706 (BISH)
Niue
Niue
Niue Island introduced
cultivated
abo. intro.
Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara M./Newfield, Melanie/Bull, Cate (2004) (p. 50)
Palau
Hatohobei Group
Tobi Island   Beleu National Museum (Republic of Palau. Koror.) (1992) (voucher ID: BNM 93)
Taxon name on voucher: Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & Perry
Palau
Palau (main island group)
Koror Island introduced
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 189)
Palau
Palau (main island group)
Koror Island introduced
cultivated
Space, James C./Lorence, David H./LaRosa, Anne Marie (2009) (p. 65)
Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Island introduced
St. John, H. (1987) (p. 44)
Vouchers cited: R. A. Young 51, St. John 15018
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands introduced
invasive
Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 73)
Tonga
Ha‘apai Group
Lifuka Island introduced
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (pp. 203-204)
Vouchers cited: Yuncker 15772, Yuncker 15988
Tonga
Ha‘apai Group
Nomuka Island introduced
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (pp. 203-204)
Voucher cited: Yuncker 15858
Tonga
Tonga Islands
Tonga Islands introduced
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (pp. 203-204)
"Frequent throughout Tonga".
Tonga
Tongatapu Group
‘Eua Island introduced
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (pp. 203-204)
Voucher cited: Yuncker 15529
Tonga
Tongatapu Group
Tongatapu Island introduced
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (pp. 203-204)
Vouchers cited: Yuncker 15178, Yuncker 15265
Tonga
Vava‘u Group
Vava‘u Island introduced
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (pp. 203-204)
Cited: Crosby.
Tonga
Vava‘u Group
Vava‘u Island   Burkill, I. H. (1900) (p. 37)
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna (Horne) Islands
Wallis (‘Uvea) Island introduced
cultivated
Morat, Ph./Veillon, J.-M. (1985)
Morat & Veillon, 1985, cited in Meyer, 2007
Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. &
Island group
Location Cited status &
Cited as invasive &
Cited as cultivated &
Cited as aboriginal introduction?
Reference &
Comments
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia (Republic of) native
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia (country of) native
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Indian Ocean
Country/Terr./St. &
Island group
Location Cited status &
Cited as invasive &
Cited as cultivated &
Cited as aboriginal introduction?
Reference &
Comments
Maldives
Maldive Islands
Malè Atoll   Fosberg, F. R. (1957) (p. 29)
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands
Frégate Island   Robertson, S. A./Todd, D. M. (1983) (p. 55)

Additional information:
Fact sheet from "Common forest trees of Hawaii" (PDF format).
Information from the World Agroforestry Centre's AgroForestryTree Database.

Additional online information about Syzygium malaccense is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Syzygium malaccense as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Syzygium malaccense may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Other Latin names:  Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes; Eugenia malaccensis L.

References:

Beleu National Museum (Republic of Palau. Koror.). 1992. Voucher specimen #BNM93(Kepler, A.K. 92-87).

Burkill, I. H. 1900. The flora of Vavau, one of the Tonga Islands, with a short account of its vegetation by Charles Steele Crosby. Lin. Jour. Bot. 35:20-65.

Charles Darwin Foundation. 2008. Database inventory of introduced plant species in the rural and urban zones of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.

Charles Darwin Research Station. 2005. CDRS Herbarium records.

Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. 1990. Common and scientific names of trees and shrubs of Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands. Pac. SW Forest and Range Expt. Stn. Resource Bulletin PSW-67. 91 pp.

Fosberg, F. R. 1957. The Maldive Islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 58. Pacific Science Board, National Academy of Sciences, Washington. 37 pp.

Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. 1980. Vascular plants of Palau with vernacular names. Department of Botany, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 43 pp.

Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. 1987. Flora of Maupiti, Society Islands. The Smithsonian Institution. Atoll Research Bulletin 294:1-70.

Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce. 1979. A geographical checklist of the Micronesian dicotyledonae. Micronesica 15:1-295.

Glassman, S. F. 1952. The flora of Ponape. Bishop Mus. Bull. 209: 1-152.

Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. 1988. Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin No. 7. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Honiara. 203 pp.

Little, Elbert L./Skolmen, Roger G. 1989. Common forest trees of Hawaii (native and introduced). USDA Agriculture Handbook 679. Washington, D.C. 377 pp. + plates.

Lorence, David H./Flynn, Tim. 1998. Checklist of the plants of Pohnpei. Unpublished checklist. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Hawai‘i. 21 pp.

Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. 2008. Flora of the Marquesas Islands. National Tropical Botanical Garden and the Smithsonian Institution. Online database.

MacKee, H. S. 1994. Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 164 p.

Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. 1989. An Annotated list of the vascular plants of Pulawat Atoll. Micronesica 22:23-63.

McCormack, Gerald. 2008. Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga.

McMullen, C. K. 1999. Flowering plants of the Galápagos. Comstock Pub. Assoc., Ithaca, N.Y. 370 p.

Merlin, M./Jano, D./Raynor, W./Keene, T./Juvik, J./Sebastian, B. 1992. Tuhke en Pohnpei: Plants of Pohnpei. Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, 94 pp. .

Merlin, M./Juvik, J. 1996. Irá me neeniier nón Chuuk: Plants and their Environments in Chuuk. Program on Environment, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, 121 pp. .

Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. 1996. Giddi nge gakiiy nu Wa‘ab: Plants, People and Ecology in Yap State. Program on Environment, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, 121 pp.

Meyer, Jean-Yves. 2007. Rapport de mission sur l'Ile d'Uvea (Wallis & Futuna) du 6 au 17 Novembre 2007: Inventaire preliminaire de la flore vasculaire secondaire [unpublished report]. Délégation à la Recherche, Ministère de l'Education, l'Enseignement Supérieur et la Recherche, B.P. 20981 Papeete, Tahiti, Polynésie française. 39 pp.

Morat, Ph./Veillon, J.-M. 1985. Contribution à la connaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis & Futuna. Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat., Paris, 4e sér., 7, section B. Adansonia 3 : 259-329.

Robertson, S. A./Todd, D. M. 1983. Vegetation of Frégate Island, Seychelles. In: Sachet, M. H., D. R. Stoddart, and F. R. Fosberg. Floristics and ecology of Western Indian Ocean islands. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 273. Smithsonian Institution, Washington. 253 pp.

Smith, Albert C. 1985. Flora Vitiensis nova: a new flora of Fiji. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. Volume 3. 758 pp.

Space, James C./Lorence, David H./LaRosa, Anne Marie. 2009. Report to the Republic of Palau: 2008 update on Invasive Plant Species. USDA Forest Service, Hilo, Hawai‘i. (In press).

Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara M./Newfield, Melanie/Bull, Cate. 2004. Report to the Government of Niue and the United Nations Development Programme: Invasive plant species on Niue following Cyclone Heta. UNDP NIU/98/G31 - Niue Enabling Activity. 80 pp.

St. John, H. 1987. An account of the flora of Pitcairn Island with new Pandanus species. Honolulu, 65 pp.

Stone, Benjamin C. 1970. The flora of Guam. Micronesica 6:1-659.

Sykes, W. R. 1970. Contributions to the flora of Niue. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin 200, Wellington. 321 pp.

Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. 1994. The flora of Nauru. Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Atoll Research Bulletin 392:1-223.

U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2009. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.

Vander Velde, Nancy. 2003. The vascular plants of Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Smithsonian Institution, Atoll Research Bulletin No. 503:1-141.

Vander Velde, Nancy/Vander Velde, Brian. 2006. Plants of Kili Island, Marshall Islands. Unpublished checklist. 12 pp.

Vander Velde, Nancy/Vander Velde, Brian. 2007. Arno plants [preliminary working listing of plant species]. Unpublished checklist, 13 pp.

Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. 1999. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. Revised edition. Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication. University of Hawai‘i Press/Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 1919 pp. (two volumes).

Welsh, S. L. 1998. Flora Societensis: A summary revision of the flowering plants of the Society Islands. E.P.S. Inc., Orem, Utah. 420 pp.

Whistler, W. A. 1984. Annotated list of Samoan plant names. Economic Botany 38:464.489.

Whistler, W. A. 1990. Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands: The plants, their Maori names, and their uses. Allertonia 5(4):347-424.

Wiggins, I. L./Porter, D. M. 1971. Flora of the Galapágos Islands. Stanford University Press. 998 pp.

Yuncker, T. G. 1943. The flora of Niue Island. Bishop Mus. Bull. 178. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 126 pp.

Yuncker, T. G. 1945. Plants of the Manua Islands. Bishop Mus. Bull. 184. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 73 pp.

Yuncker, T. G. 1959. Plants of Tonga. Bishop Museum Bull. 220. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 343 pp.


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