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Society Islands Tropical Moist Forests
The Society Islands tropical moist forests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. Geography The Society Islands is a group of 14 islands, including nine high dormant volcanoes and five low coral atolls. They extend from 16º to 18º S latitude and from 148º to 154º W longitude. The islands comprise two groups, the Windward Islands ( French: ''Îles du Vent'') to the east and the Leeward Islands (French: ''Îles Sous-le-vent'') to the west. Tahiti in the Windward group is the largest of the Society Islands, with an area of 1,042 km2. The highest elevation in the islands (2,241 m) is also on Tahiti. The islands were formed as the Pacific Plate moved slowly west-northwest over a volcanic hotspot. The islands increase in age from east to west. Mehetia at the eastern end of the chain is the youngest at less than 1 million years old, while Moorea is 1.5 million to 2 million years old. The western Leeward islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Aorai
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England * Mounts, Indiana, a community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States People * Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician Computing and software * Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems Displays and equipment * Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhus Taitensis
''Rhus taitensis'' is a small tree or shrub in the sumac family of plants. It is found from tropical Asia, to Australia and many islands of the Pacific ocean. The chemical tetrahydroxysqualene from dried and ground parts of ''R. taitensis'' has ''in vitro'' activity against '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' and the plant has been used in folk medicine locally to treat diarrhea and hearing loss. Distribution The native range of ''R. taitensis'' includes Asian countries, such as Indonesia (in the Sulawesi, Irian Jaya, eastern Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Moluccas), Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines; western and south central Pacific island locales, such as the Society Islands of French Polynesia (the type specimens were collected from the island of Tahiti by Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero and J. A. Moerenhout during an expedition described in Moerenhout's book entitled ''Voyages aux îles du Grand Océan''), Niue, Palau and others within Micronesia, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wikstroemia
''Wikstroemia'' is a genus of 55-70 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia. Medicinal uses '' Wikstroemia indica'' () is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. Paper making The bark fibres of several species of ''Wikstroemia'' are used to make paper. Species *'' Wikstroemia albiflora'' *'' Wikstroemia alternifolia'' *'' Wikstroemia angustifolia'' *'' Wikstroemia australis'' – Norfolk Island *'' Wikstroemia balansae'' *'' Wikstroemia bicornuta'' Hillebr. – alpine false ohelo ( Lānai and Maui, Hawaii) *'' Wikstroemia chuii'' *'' Wikstroemia coriacea'' Sol. ex Seem. *'' Wikstroemia elliptica'' *'' Wikstroemia forbesii'' Skottsb. – Molokai false ohelo ( Molokai, Hawaii) *'' Wikstroemia fruticosa'' *'' Wikstroemia furcata'' (Hillebr.) Rock – forest false ohelo ( Kauai, Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia ganpi'' *'' Wikstroemia gracilis'' *'' Wikstroem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canthium
''Canthium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs and small trees. The leaves are deciduous and the stems are usually thorny. Distribution ''Canthium'' species are predominantly found in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand and the Philippines. A small number of species is found in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Only a limited number of species is found on the African continent, especially in Southern and East Africa. Taxonomy ''Canthium'' was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1785 in Encyclopédie Méthodique. The name is a latinisation of "kantankara", a Malayalam name from Kerala for ''Canthium coromandelicum''. ''Kantan'' means "shining" and ''kara'' means "a spiny shrub". The biological type for the genus consists of specimens originally described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck as ''Canthium parviflorum''''Canthium'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile but this species is now included in '' Canthium coromandelicum''. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fagraea
''Fagraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae. It includes trees, shrubs, lianas, and epiphytes. They can be found in forests, swamps, and other habitat in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the center of diversity in Malesia.Motley, T. J. (2004)The ethnobotany of ''Fagraea'' Thunb.(Gentianaceae): The timber of Malesia and the scent of Polynesia.''Economic Botany'' 58(3) 396-409. Many ''Fagraea'' species have a variety of human uses, particularly the wood and flowers. The flowers open in the evening and are often fragrant and bat-pollinated. They are so conspicuous they have roles in Polynesian mythology. They make the trees attractive as ornamental plantings. Some are used in leis. '' Fagraea auriculata'' produces a flower over 30 centimeters wide, one of the largest flowers of any plant in the world. Many species, especially the Malesian taxa, have valuable wood. It was used to carve tikis. Some have been used in traditional medicine, perfumery, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrosideros Collina
''Metrosideros collina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. Taxonomy The species was first formally described by botanist Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg Forster in 1775. It was given the name ''Leptospermum collinum''. There are two varieties: *''Metrosideros collina'' var. ''collina'' *''Metrosideros collina'' var. ''villosa'' Cultivars Cultivars of ''Metrosideros collina'' are used as ornamental plants, for planting in tropical and subtropical climate gardens. Cultivars include: * 'Tahiti', grows to about 1 metre, * 'Tahitian sunset', a mutated form of 'Tahiti' with variegated Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves and sometimes the stems and fruit of plants. Species with variegated individuals are sometimes found in the understory of tropical rainforests, and this habitat is the s ... leaves References collina Flora of the Marquesas Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernandia Moerenhoutiana
''Hernandia moerenhoutiana'' (also known as Mountain Lantern-tree, Jack-in-the-box, ''Tūrina'', ''Puka Tūrina'' (Cook Islands Māori), ''Pipi'' ( Samoan) or ''Pipi Tui'' ( Tongan)) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hernandiaceae. It is widespread in the Pacific islands from Manus Island to the Society Islands, including the Solomon Islands and Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan .... It grows on mountainous and ''makatea'' (fossilised coral) terrain. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15432899 Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago Flora of the Cook Islands Flora of Fiji Flora of Niue Flora of Samoa Flora of the Society Islands Flora of the Solomon Islands (archipelago) Flora of Tonga Flora of the Tubuai Islands Flora of Vanuatu Flora of Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphitonia Zizyphoides
''Alphitonia'' is a genus of arborescent flowering plants comprising about 20 species, constituting part of the buckthorn family ( Rhamnaceae). They occur in tropical regions of Southeast Asia, Oceania and Polynesia. These are large trees or shrubs. In Australia, they are often called "ash trees" or "sarsaparilla trees". This is rather misleading however; among the flowering plants, ''Alphitonia'' is not closely related to the true ash trees ('' Fraxinus'' of the asterids), and barely at all to the monocot sarsaparilla vines (''Smilax''). The name is derived from Greek ''álphiton'' (, "barley-meal"), from the mealy quality of their fruits' mesocarps.. Another interpretation is that "baked barley meal" alludes to the mealy red covering around the hard cells in the fruit.Alexander Floyd, ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia'', Inkata Press 2008, page 322 The lanceolate coriaceous leaves are alternate, about 12 cm long. The margins are smooth. Venation is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizostachyum Glaucifolium
''Schizostachyum glaucifolium'', common name Polynesian ohe, is a species of bamboo. Distribution This species is native to the South-Central Pacific, from the Marquesas Islands and Society Islands in French Polynesia, as well as in the Southwestern Pacific in the Samoan Islands and Fiji. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. Habitat This species prefers tropical or subtropical climates. It can be found mainly along the banks of rivers and streams and on hillsides, at an elevation of above sea level. Description ''Schizostachyum glaucifolium'' can reach a typical height of and a culm diameter of . This evergreen clump-forming bamboo shows thin walls, long internodes and yellow woody culms with green stripes. Human culture These bamboos have been used in French Polynesia by ancient Polynesians for its many uses (baskets, mats, musical instruments, small containers, fishing rods, etc.). Samoans consider its (known as ''ʻofe'' in Samoan) shoots as a sign of misfortune and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleurites Moluccana
''Aleurites moluccanus'', the candlenut, is a flowering tree in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, ''kemiri'', varnish tree, ''nuez de la India'', ''buah keras'', ''godou'', kukui nut tree, and ''rata kekuna''. Description The candlenut grows to a height of up to , with wide spreading or pendulous branches. The leaves are pale green, simple, and ovate or heart-shaped on mature shoots, but may be three-, five-, or seven-lobed on saplings. They are up to long and wide and young leaves are densely clothed in rusty or cream stellate hairs. Petioles measure up to long and stipules about . Flowers are small—male flowers measure around in diameter, female flowers about . The fruit is a drupe about in diameter with one or two lobes; each lobe has a single soft, white, oily, kernel contained within a hard shell which is about in diameter. The kernel is the source of candlenut oil. Taxonomy This plant was first described by Carl Linn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarenna Sambucina
''Tarenna'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 192 species distributed across the tropical world, from Africa, Asia, Australia to the Pacific Islands. They are shrubs or trees with oppositely arranged leaves and terminal arrays of whitish, greenish, or yellowish flowers. Species * '' Tarenna agumbensis'' Sundararagh. * '' Tarenna drummondii'' Bridson * '' Tarenna hoaensis'' Pit. * '' Tarenna luhomeroensis'' Bridson * '' Tarenna monosperma'' ( Wight & Arn.) D.C.S.Raju * ''Tarenna nilagirica'' ( Bedd.) Bremek. * ''Tarenna quadrangularis'' Bremek. * ''Tarenna sechellensis'' (Baker) Summerh. Image gallery File:Tarenna asiatica - flowers.JPG, ''Tarenna asiatica'' File:蘭嶼玉心花Tarenna zeylanica 20200417185624 07.jpg, ''Tarenna asiatica'' File:玉心花屬 Tarenna stellulata -新加坡植物園 Singapore Botanic Gardens- (9219895099).jpg, ''Tarenna stellulata ''Tarenna'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibiscus Tiliaceus
''Hibiscus tiliaceus'', commonly known as the sea hibiscus or coast cottonwood, is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, with a pantropical distribution along coastlines. It has also been introduced to Florida and New Zealand. It has been debated whether this species is native or introduced to Hawaii. Names Common names include sea hibiscus, beach hibiscus, coastal (or coast) hibiscus, coastal (or coast) cottonwood, green cottonwood, native hibiscus, native rosella, cottonwood hibiscus, kurrajong, sea rosemallow and dhigga ( Maldivian). The plant was introduced by Austronesian peoples that voyaged across Southeast Asia and Oceania as a source of wood and fibre. This is reflected in the names of the plant as spoken in many related languages spoken in those regions including ''balibago'' ( Tagalog), ''malobago'' ( Bikol), ''malabago'' or ''malbago'' ( Cebuano – Southern), ''maribago'' ( Cebuano – Northern), ''lambago'' (Cebuano - Cagayan de Oro), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
