Colubrina asiatica
TutuColubrina
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Southern Group: Present Makatea: Present | ||||||||
RR |
MG |
AT |
MK |
MT |
AK |
PL |
TK |
MN |
++ |
+++ |
++++ |
+++ |
++++ |
- |
?++W |
Northern Group: Present | |||||
TN |
MH |
RK |
PK |
NS |
SW |
+IR |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
Colubrina asiatica Linnaeus
SYNONYMS: Ceanothus asiatica; Ceanothus capsularis
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Rhamnales; RHAMNACEAE
GENERAL NOTE: ACSm root somewhat soapy and formerly used for washing
Vouchers:
Tongareva: fieldspecimen, 1 plant with fruit, Tetautua, in rubble from a motu or dropped by recent Tere Party from Mauke, 11/2001, ID GM.
References:
p.1093 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.541 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.3/688 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.275 I Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.71 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga
p.409g Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands
Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02
McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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