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Russelia equisetiformis

Menemene (MK)

Coral Plant

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Coral Plant, Fountain Plant; German Russelie; French Goutte de Sang

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Menemene (MK)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Mexico

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land, lowlands - mountains (+)

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

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Cook Islands Distribution

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

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

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Scientific Taxonomy

Russelia equisetiformis Schlecht. & Cham.
SYNONYMS: Russelia juncea [sensu GW]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ASTERIDAE; Scrophulariales; SCROPHULARIACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.757 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.886 Tropica
p.5/078 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.97 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga
p.412d Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands
p.69 McCormack/Kunzle - Rarotonga's Mountain Tracks and Plants

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM03a

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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