Comprises mainly Pisonia grandis on Heron and Lady Musgrave islands. From Wordnik.com. [Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia] Reference
The main trees of the original forest were likely Pisonia, Hernandia, and Neisosperma. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests] Reference
Hoskyn Island, with a forest of Pandanus with Pisonia and Ficus apposita, is unique to the group. From Wordnik.com. [Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia] Reference
Four species of tree occur: Terminalia catappa, Leucaena leucocephala, Pisonia grandis and Argusia argentia. From Wordnik.com. [Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, Philippines] Reference
Forests that were exploited for charcoal production are now characterized by Bursera spp. and Pisonia fragrans. From Wordnik.com. [Leeward Islands xeric scrub] Reference
Other important species in the canopy are Elaeocarpus photiniaefolius, Pisonia umbellifera, and Pouteria obovata. From Wordnik.com. [Ogasawara subtropical moist forests] Reference
Other trees in this zone include the endemic guayabillo (Psidium galapageium) and paga paga (Pisonia floribunda). From Wordnik.com. [Galápagos Islands xeric scrub] Reference
On the four smaller islands, which have no goat grazing, patches of forest dominated by Pisonia grandis can be found. From Wordnik.com. [Marianas tropical dry forests] Reference
It is dominated by Pisonia grandis reaching 15 m, Thespesia populnea, Calophyllum inophyllum, and Terminalia glabrata. From Wordnik.com. [Marquesas tropical moist forests] Reference
Pisonia grandis forest up to 25 m tall dominates sheltered areas with low numbers of Laportea aestuans, Canavalia cathartica, and Erythrina variegata. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas and Cocos Islands tropical forests] Reference
Another monodominant community in the Marshalls is the Pisonia grandis forest, which was formerly very common and widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests] Reference
There is little or no understory or herb layer in the Pisonia forest, and the ground is covered with a thick brown spongy humus layer of semi-decomposed leaf litter. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests] Reference
Evergreen forests of Great Nicobar, Kamorta, and Katchall are dominated by Calophyllum soulattri, Sideroxylon longipetiolatum, Garcinia xanthochymus, Pisonia excelsa, and Mangifera sylvatica. From Wordnik.com. [Nicobar Islands rain forests] Reference
The extensive forests of heliotrope, Cordia subcordata forest, and Pisonia grandis on Caroline Island are probably the most intact and largest forests of these species remaining in the Pacific. From Wordnik.com. [Central Polynesian tropical moist forests] Reference
Other woody plants found both in the forest and in adjacent ravines and coastal thickets include Pandanus, Premna, Pisonia, Neisosperma, Trema, Ficus, Pipturus, Erythrina, and Hibiscus tiliaceus. From Wordnik.com. [Marianas tropical dry forests] Reference
There are three vegetation types: a Tournefortia scrub forest with Cordia and Pisonia, a Lepturus grass cover with Tribulus cistoides and Portulaca lutea, and a Pemphis scrub margins on the lagoon side of the atoll. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests] Reference
Uplifted limestone areas support a dense, tall forest dominated by Pisonia grandis, Pandanus tectorius, Ficus prolixa, Homalium moua, Guettarda speciosa, and the endemic palm Pritchardia vuyltekeana on Makatea Island. From Wordnik.com. [Tuamotu tropical moist forests] Reference
Commonly found are Lonchocarpus pentaphyllus, Pisonia fragrans, Haematoxylon campechianum, Myrsia atrifolia, Chrysophyllum argenteum, Erythroxylum ovatum and two types of cactus (Opuntia dilenii, Pilosocereus royeni). From Wordnik.com. [Windward Islands xeric scrub] Reference
Pisonia grandis monodominant stands are now one of rarest forest types left in the Marshall Islands, because of the ease of felling the trees and the fact that the fertile, organic-rich soil is ideal for growing coconuts. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests] Reference
Inside this is a more diverse forest that includes the former species as well as Pisonia grandis, Pandanus tectorius, Pipturus argenteus, Sesbania coccinea, Cordia subcordata, Morinda citrifolia, and Calophyllum inophyllum. From Wordnik.com. [Tuamotu tropical moist forests] Reference
Littoral vegetation is typical of that of many Pacific islands with Scaevola taccada, Pandanus tectorius, Barringtonia asiatica, Calophyllum inophyllum, Pisonia grandis, and coconut (Cocos nucifera) being the most common species. From Wordnik.com. [Samoan tropical moist forests] Reference
Palmyra Atoll: the high rainfall and resulting lush vegetation make the environment of this atoll unique among the US Pacific Island territories; it supports one of the largest remaining undisturbed stands of Pisonia beach forest in the Pacific. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Moist forest is dominated by single or mixed species stands of Pisonia grandis up to 25 meters (m) high, Cordia subcordata, or Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea) with areas of Scaevola taccada and Morinda citrifolia scrub, usually near forest edges. From Wordnik.com. [Western Polynesian tropical moist forests] Reference
Remnants of a primary limestone forest on Saipan, surveyed by Craig, indicated that Pisonia grandis was the dominant tree species in this forest type, with Dendrocnide latifolia, Cynometra ramiflora, Intsia bijuga, and Erythrina variegata very common. From Wordnik.com. [Marianas tropical dry forests] Reference
Of low to medium stature with a closed canopy, this forest type contains only a small number of tree species, such as Tournefortia argentea, Guettarda speciosa, Pisonia grandis, Pandanus tectorius, Allophylus timoriensis, Cordia subcordata, Hernandia nymphaeifolia, and Thespesia populnea. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Micronesia tropical moist forests] Reference
Forest composition varies somewhat from island to island within the Seychelles, but common tree species include: Phoenicophorium borsigianum, Albizzia falcata, Pterocarpus indicus, Adenanthera pavonina, Morinda citrifolia, Phyllanthus casticum, Pisonia grandis, and introduced coconut palms. From Wordnik.com. [Granitic Seychelles forests] Reference
Most forest species are common throughout the coastal Indo-Pacific and include Pisonia grandis, Calophyllum inophyllum, heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea), Pandanus tectorius, Cordia subcordata, Guettarda speciosa, and the shrubs Morinda citrifolia, Scaevola taccada, Suriana maritime, and Pemphis acidula. From Wordnik.com. [Central Polynesian tropical moist forests] Reference
Pisonia Isle, from the soft white wood of the Pisonia tree found upon it. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders] Reference
Pisonia being brought to bear N.W. at nine o'clock, we tacked and weathered it nearly a mile, carrying from 9 to 13 fathoms water. From Wordnik.com. [A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2] Reference
Palmerston Atoll, and other small atolls in the Southern Cooks, are covered with typical atoll vegetation (Heliotropum anomalum on the beach and inland, Scaevola, Suriana, and Pemphis behind the beach, and forest patches of Pisonia, Guettarda, and Pandanus, or planted coconuts (Cocos nucifera) inland. From Wordnik.com. [Cook Islands tropical moist forests] Reference
It is dominated by Pisonia floribunda. From Wordnik.com. [Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador] Reference
Bignonia apurensis, Pisonia pubescens, Ruellia viscosa, some new species of Jussieua, and a new genus of the composite family, approximating to Rolandra, the Trichospira menthoides of M. Kunth.). From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
Pisonia, 57. From Wordnik.com. [Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium] Reference
Cordia cordifolia, C. grandiflora, Mollugo sperguloides, Myosotis lithospermoides, Spermacocce diffusa, Coronilla occidentalis, Bignonia apurensis, Pisonia pubescens, Ruellia viscosa, some new species of. From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
Rhus taitensis, Alphitonia zizyphoides, Calophyllum neo-ebudicum, Elattostachys falcata, Litsea mellifera, Pisonia grandis, Pittosporum arborescens, Garuga floribunda, Ficus obliqua, Pleiogynium timoriense, Cryptocarya turbinata, and Maniltoa grandiflora. From Wordnik.com. [Tongan tropical moist forests] Reference
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