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Schleinitzia insularum

Toromiro

South Seas Schleinitzia

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: South Seas Schleinitzia

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Toromiro (RR), Utukava (MG), Tororire (AT), Toroire (MK); COMMENT: Mangaia: traditional name poorly known and uncertain.

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Vanuatu - New Caledonia - Societies

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Land, coastal

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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: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Schleinitzia insularum (Guillemin)
SYNONYMS: Leucaena insularum; Leucaena forsteri [incl. TC/GW]; Prosopis insularum; Acacia insularum; Mimosa insularum

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Fabales (Legumes); MIMOSACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.3/065 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.278 I Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.59 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga
p.407d Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM03a

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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