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Cyathea decurrens

Panga Tua-more*

Budding Tree-fern

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Budding Tree-fern

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Panga (RR); Other Polynesian - Oliolī, Paoga (SAM)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Land, mountains (+++)

KEY FEATURES: A tall budding tree fern.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: -
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+++
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Cyathea decurrens (Hk.)
SYNONYMS: Alsophila decurrens [TC]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; PTERIDOPHYTA (=Pterophyta); Dicksoniales; CYATHEACEAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: Formerly, pith was a famine food (Te Rangi Hiroa 1944).

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.361a Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands
p.53 McCormack/Kunzle - Rarotonga's Mountain Tracks and Plants

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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