Fagraea berteriana
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Fagraea |
| Species: | F. berteriana |
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| Fagraea berteriana |
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Fagraea berteriana (sometimes as F. berteroana), commonly known as the Pua keni keni or Perfume Flower Tree, is a small spreading tree or a large shrub which grows in the sub-tropics, where temperatures are 10°C or more. It is indigenous to the Samoa Islands where it is known as the pua-lulu and occurs from New Caledonia to eastern Polynesia. [1]
[edit] Description
The plant has quad-angular branches, blunt tipped leaves, and fragrant 7 cm tubular shaped flowers of creamy white.
[edit] Cultural use
The flowers are popular for making lei. The tree's name, in Hawaiʻian, means "ten cent flower," referring to the sale price for the flower in the past.
[edit] References
- ^ Whistler, W. Arthur (1978). "Vegetation of the montane region of Savai'i". Pacific Science (University Press of Hawai'i) 32 (No.1): 89. http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/1423/1/v32n1-79-94.pdf. Retrieved 10 July, 2010.
- Pukui & Elbert, Hawaiian dictionary
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