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Intl. NamesRarotonga FitchiaEN
Local NamesNeineiRR No NameMG
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesFitchia speciosa (accepted name)
High Tax. Eng.Vascular Plant, Flowering Plant, Dicot, a tree
High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae), c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones), o.Asterales, f.ASTERACEAE
Natl. PresenceSthPNth-Oceanic?Present
Sth. PresenceRR++++MG+AT-MK-MT-AK-PL-MN-TK-
Nth. PresenceTN-MH-RK-PK-NS-SW-
VouchersMG2000
OriginNative; Resident; Endemic of Cook Is
Global RangeNative: Cooks (Rarotonga);
HabitatLand; Uplands
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
Key FeaturesA small tree to 5m, with slender prop-roots. LEAVES terminal clusters, opposite; large, wide-oval to 25x20cm, glossy, edge wavy without teeth, tip sharp; stalk long, to 20cm. FLOWER-HEAD: daisy-like with overlapping green bracts; large, to 10cmØ, commore...posed of ~100 separate orange flowers (= ray florets). FLOWERS each with orange cup-like petal; long central orange stigma, encircled by 5 black-tipped anthers. FRUIT: flat with two terminal spikes, brown.
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2009-2017) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2017.1. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.pacificbiodiversity.net
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