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Heritiera littoralis

Looking-glass Tree

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Looking-glass Tree, Dungun

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Taiwan - n.Australia - Tonga

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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Scientific Taxonomy

Heritiera littoralis Aiton
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); DILLENIIDAE; Malvales; STERCULIACEAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: A coastal species. Intro Cooks, Societies, Hawaii.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.580 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.2/407 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.75 R Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM04a

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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