pisonia

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genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America

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As many as 30,000 rats once roamed the atoll, eating the eggs of native seabirds and destroying the seedlings of one of the largest remaining stands of Pisonia grandis trees in the Pacific. Source: Internet

Few, if any, of the clumps of stunted Pisonia grandis once found on the island still survive. Source: Internet

Islets (motus) in the lagoon include Motu Tabu (convert) with its Pisonia forest and the shrub-covered Motu Upua (also called Motu Upou or Motu Upoa, convert) at the northern side, and Ngaontetaake (convert) at the eastern side. Source: Internet

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