subfossil plants from the Pacific Islands

[alex]

Hi !

Easter Island:

I try to give a list:

Acalypha sp. - Euphorbiaceae, possibly endemic species
Alphitonia sp. - Rhamnaceae, probably endemic species
Coprosma sp. - Rubiaceae, endemic species
Cyclophyllum sp. - Rubiaceae, possibly endemic species
Elaeocarpus sp. - Elaeocarpaceae, endemic species
Macaranga sp. - Euphorbiaceae, endemic species
Metrosideros sp. - Myrtaceae, maybe M. collina or endemic species
Myrsine sp. - Myrsinaceae, endemic species
Paschalococos disperta - Arecaceae, endemic genus and species
Pittosporum sp. - Pittosporaceae, endemic species
Premna sp. - Lamiaceae, probably endemic species
Sapindus sp. - maybe S. saponaria brought by people, or endemic species
Syzygium sp. - Myrtaceae, probably endemic species
Trema sp. - Cannbaceae, maybe Trema orientalis or endemic species
Xylosma sp. - Flacourtiaceae, endemic species

Asteraceae - endemic genus and species of a probably tree-like member of the family Compositae. (Oparanthus sp. ?)

Of most of these plants only the pollen is known, some are known from pieces of wood.

[alex]

Cook Islands:

Pritchardia sp. - Arecaceae, 'Atiu
Pritchardia sp. - Arecaceae, Mangaia

Weinmannia samoensis - Cunoniaceae, Mangaia, today still on Rarotonga