It still occurs, albeit in small numbers, in the vicinity of Adamstown on Pitcairn, hut living plants have never been recorded from Henderson. (Waldren, S., Wesiler, M.I., Hather, J.G. & Morrow, D. (1999)The non-native vascular plants of Henderson Island, South Central Pacific Ocean, Atoll Research Bulletin, 463, pp. 114. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.463.1);
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- 12.2. Marine Intertidal – Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, etc.
- 1.5. Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 1.6. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist lowland
- 1.7. Forest – Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetation above high tide level
Crushed or grated fruits were widely used as a fish poison (Brown, 1935; Whistler, 1991b), and the timber used for light construction (Banack & Cox, 1987), canoes (Brown, 1935) and also for firewood. The fruits were also used as floats for fishing nets (Brown, 1935). (Waldren, S., Wesiler, M.I., Hather, J.G. & Morrow, D. (1999)The non-native vascular plants of Henderson Island, South Central Pacific Ocean, Atoll Research Bulletin, 463, pp. 114. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.463.1);
Polynesian introduction to atolls although it is native on rocky coasts as far east as the Marquesas. (Waldren, S., Wesiler, M.I., Hather, J.G. & Morrow, D. (1999)The non-native vascular plants of Henderson Island, South Central Pacific Ocean, Atoll Research Bulletin, 463, pp. 114. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.463.1);
Waldren, S., Wesiler, M.I., Hather, J.G. & Morrow, D. (1999)The non-native vascular plants of Henderson Island, South Central Pacific Ocean, Atoll Research Bulletin, 463, pp. 114. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.463.1;