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Xylosma suaveolens

Tororī (MT)

East Polynesian Xylosma

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: East Polynesian Xylosma

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Tororī (MT); COMMENT: Rauriki (Cheeseman 1899) and Akeake (Wilder 1932)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Southeast Polynesia (Rarotonga - Australs - Pitcairn - Marquesas)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Endemic of se.Polynesia; S.Group (RR and makatea islands only - common); N.Group absent; Land, mountains (+++) and makatea

KEY FEATURES: Tree to 7m. LEAVES alternate, simple, oval, to 6x3cm, without hairs, rounded teeth. FLOWERS sexes on different plants (=dioecious); FEMALE tiny, with fleshy sepals, nil petals; MALE tiny disc with numerous small stamens. FRUIT round, ripening black.

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
-	-	-	-	-	-

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Xylosma suaveolens (J.R.Forster & G.Forster)
SYNONYMS: Xylosma gracile [TC/GW]; Xylosma suaveolens gracile [is Cooks-Australs endemic subspecies]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); DILLENIIDAE; Violales; FLACOURTIACEAE. COMMENT: The Samoa endemic, Xylosma samoense, is sometimes listed in this species as Xylosma suaveolens samoense.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.272 I Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.76 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga
p.407e Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands
p.110 McCormack/Kunzle - Rarotonga's Mountain Tracks and Plants

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zD03b, zupD04a, zM02

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.
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