Fagraea berteroana

Fagraea berteroana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Fagraea
Species:
F. berteroana
Binomial name
Fagraea berteroana
A.Gray ex Benth.[2]
Synonyms[2]
28 synonyms
  • Carissa grandis Bertero ex A.DC.
  • Fagraea affinis S.Moore
  • Fagraea berteroana var. galilai (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) Fosberg
  • Fagraea berteroana var. kusaiana (Hosok.) Fosberg
  • Fagraea berteroana var. ladronica Fosberg
  • Fagraea berteroana var. marquisensis Fosberg & Sachet
  • Fagraea berteroana var. pogas (Hosok.) Fosberg
  • Fagraea berteroana var. sair (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) Fosberg
  • Fagraea calophylloides Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea galilai Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea grandis Pancher & Sebert
  • Fagraea ksid Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea kusaiana Hosok.
  • Fagraea longituba M.L.Grant
  • Fagraea novae-guineae Cammerl.
  • Fagraea obovata var. papuana F.M.Bailey
  • Fagraea pachypoda Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea peekelii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea pluvialis S.Moore
  • Fagraea pua Nadeaud
  • Fagraea rosenstromii C.T.White
  • Fagraea sair Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea sair var. pogas Hosok.
  • Fagraea salomonensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea samoensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea schlechteri Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
  • Fagraea tahitensis Butteaud
  • Fagraea vitiensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben.

Fagraea berteroana (orth. variant F. berteriana), commonly known as the pua keni keni, pua kenikeni or perfume flower tree, is a small spreading tree or a large shrub. It is known as the pua-lulu in the Samoan Islands, and as pua in Tonga, Niue and Tahiti.[3][4]

It is native to the tropical Pacific, ranging from Queensland, Australia, and Papuasia (New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands) to Micronesia (Caroline Islands, Gilbert Islands, and Marianas), Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, and parts of Polynesia (Cook Islands, Marquesas, Nauru, Niue, Samoan Islands, Society Islands, Tonga, Tubuai Islands, and Wallis and Futuna).[2]

Description

The plant has quad-angular branches, blunt tipped leaves, and fragrant 7 centimetres (2.8 in) tubular shaped flowers of creamy white, which become yellow with time.

Etymology

The ITIS database clarifies the origin and spelling of the species epithet berteroana — "Published as 'berteriana' in honor of Bertero; correctable to 'berteroana,'".[5]

Cultural use

It was introduced to Hawaii, where the flowers are popular for making lei. The tree's name, in Hawaiian, means "ten cent flower", referring to the sale price for a single flower in the past.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2018). "Fagraea berteroana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T135880588A135882129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135880588A135882129.en. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pua". Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden. Benton Family Trust. 2023.
  4. ↑ Whistler, W. Arthur (1978). "Vegetation of the montane region of Savai'i" (PDF). Pacific Science. 32 (1). University Press of Hawaiʻi: 89. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "ITIS database entry for Fagraea berteroana". Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  6. ↑ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of Pua kenikeni". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaiʻi Press.


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