Vavaea amicorum
{{Short description|Species of tree}}
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Vavaea
| species = amicorum
| authority = Benth.
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| Vitex bantamensis | Koord. & Valeton
| Beilschmiedia brassii | C.K.Allen
| Lamiofrutex papuanus | Lauterb.
| Vavaea archboldiana | Merr. & L.M.Perry
| Vavaea ardisioides | Elmer
| Vavaea australiana | S.T.Blake
| Vavaea bantamensis | (Koord. & Valeton) Koord. & Merr.
| Vavaea bougainvillensis | B.L.Burtt
| Vavaea brassii | (C.K.Allen) Kosterm.
| Vavaea brevipedunculata | Sa.Kurata
| Vavaea chalmersii | C.DC.
| Vavaea harveyi | Seem.
| Vavaea heterophylla | Merr.
| Vavaea kajewskii | Merr. & L.M.Perry
| Vavaea lamii | Steenis
| Vavaea ledermannii | Harms
| Vavaea oligantha | B.L.Burtt
| Vavaea pachyphylla | Merr.
| Vavaea pauciflora | Ridl.
| Vavaea pauciflora | Volkens
| Vavaea pilosa | Merr.
| Vavaea retusa | Merr.
| Vavaea scaevoloides | Guillaumin
| Vavaea surigaoensis | Elmer
| Vavaea vitiensis | Seem.
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Vavaea amicorum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet amicorum means 'of friends' and refers to the Friendly Islands (Tonga), a part of the species' native distribution.
Description
Vavaea amicorum grows as a small tree, occasionally to {{convert|30|m|-1}} tall, with a {{plantgloss|bole}} diameter of up to {{cvt|30|cm|in|0}}. Its smooth bark is brown, with {{plantgloss|lenticel|lenticels}}. The leaves are obovate to oblanceolate and measure up to {{cvt|22|cm|0}} long. The roundish fruits are purplish black.
Distribution and habitat
Vavaea amicorum is native to maritime Southeast Asia from Sumatra east to New Guinea. It is also native to tropical Australia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. Its habitat is in forests, to elevations of {{cvt|1150|m|-2}}. The species is present in protected areas such as Nadarivatu Forest Reserve in Fiji.
Uses
References
{{Reflist | refs =
{{cite POWO | title = Vavaea amicorum | id = 579883-1 | access-date = 19 April 2024}}
{{cite book | last1 = Mabberley | first1 = David J. | author1-link = David Mabberley | last2 = Pannell | first2 = Caroline M. | date = 2007 | contribution = Vavaea Benth. | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor-link1 = Engkik Soepadmo | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | editor4-last = Kiew | editor4-first = Ruth | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 6 | pages = 204–206 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia}}
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Category:Flora of the Federated States of Micronesia