Fagraea berteroana

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Fagraea berteroana

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Fagraea
Species:
F. berteroana
Binomial name
Fagraea berteroana
A.Gray ex Benth. (1856)
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Carissa grandis Bertero ex A.DC. (1844)
  • Fagraea affinis S.Moore (1923)
  • Fagraea berteriana (orth. var.)
  • Fagraea calophylloides Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1916)
  • Fagraea galilai Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1921)
  • Fagraea grandis Pancher & Sebert (1874), nom. illeg.
  • Fagraea ksid Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1921)
  • Fagraea kusaiana Hosok. (1934)
  • Fagraea longituba M.L.Grant (1974)
  • Fagraea novae-guineae Cammerl. (1924)
  • Fagraea obovata var. papuana F.M.Bailey (1898)
  • Fagraea pachypoda Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1916)
  • Fagraea peekelii Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1916)
  • Fagraea pluvialis S.Moore (1929)
  • Fagraea pua Nadeaud (1864)
  • Fagraea rosenstromii C.T.White (1935 publ. 1936)
  • Fagraea sair Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1921)
  • Fagraea salomonensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1921)
  • Fagraea samoensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1921)
  • Fagraea schlechteri Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1921)
  • Fagraea tahitensis Butteaud (1891)
  • Fagraea vitiensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben. (1921)

Fagraea berteroana (orth. variant F. berteriana), commonly known as the pua keni keni, pua kenikeni or perfume flower tree, is a small spreading tree or a large shrub. It is known as the pua-lulu in the Samoan Islands, and as pua in Tonga and Tahiti.[3][4]

It is native to the tropical Pacific, ranging from

Tubuai Islands, and Wallis and Futuna).[2]

The ITIS database clarifies the spelling of the name ("Published as "berteriana" in honor of Bertero; correctable to "berteroana,"..).[5]

Description

The plant has quad-angular branches, blunt tipped leaves, and fragrant 7 cm tubular shaped flowers of creamy white, which become yellow with time.

Cultural use

It was introduced to Hawaii, where the flowers are popular for making

lei. The tree's name, in Hawaiian, means "ten cent flower", referring to the sale price for a single flower in the past.[6]

See also

List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

Puakenikeni Perfume Roller

References

  1. . Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Pua". Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden. Benton Family Trust. 2023.
  4. ^ Whistler, W. Arthur (1978). "Vegetation of the montane region of Savai'i" (PDF). Pacific Science. 32 (1). University Press of Hawai'i: 89. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. ^ ITIS database entry for Fagraea berteroana
  6. University of Hawaii Press
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