Shrubs

Littoral Scrub

On Eua, this coastal scrub zone varies with substrate. On bare limestone, the vegetation is dominated by the shrubs Bikkia tetrandra, Clerodendrum inerme, Scaevola taccada and Wollastonia biflora, with a ground layer of Pemphis acidula and Sesuvium portulacastrum. On sand, trees include scattered Acacia simplex, Cocos nucifera, Sophora tomentosa and Tournefortia argentea, with a shrub layer of Scaevola taccada and Wollastonia biflora.

Cliff Vegetation

On Eua there are windswept zones of vegetation 3,5 m high on the upper cliffs that include Badusa corymbifera, Citronella samoensis, Diospyros elliptica, Maesa tongensis, and Maytenus vitiensis.

last updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2004