By R. Bourdeix, 2017
Map of the small coconut collection
held in Nuu Research Station as of November 2017.
Map of the small coconut collection
held in Nuu Research Station as of November 2017.
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02
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03
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04
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05
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06
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07
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08
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09
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10
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11
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12
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13
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Niu Samatau
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01
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o
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o
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X
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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X
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o
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o
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Niu Samoa
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02
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o
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o
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A
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Niu vai
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03
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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X
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Niu Somolon
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04
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Niu togau
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05
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o
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o
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o
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o
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X
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X
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o
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o
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X
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o
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X
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o
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Niu afa
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06
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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X
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Hybrid
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07
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o
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X
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X
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o
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o
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X
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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Niu Ati
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08
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o
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X
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o
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X
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o
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o
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o
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o
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X
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X
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o
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o
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Niu le'a 1
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09
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A
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A
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A
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o
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o
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?
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?
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X
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X
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o
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o
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o
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Niu le'a 2
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10
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A
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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o
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X
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o
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X
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o
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X
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Niu tea
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11
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o
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o
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A
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o
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o
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X
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o
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o
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o
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X
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X
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o
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Caption
o
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Living true to type palm
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A
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Abnormal palm
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X
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Dead palm
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?
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Dubious palms (offtype?)
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Correspondance between local names and international names
Local name
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International name
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International abbreviation
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Niu Samatau
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Samoan Tall Samatau
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SMOT03
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Niu Samoa
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Samoan tall
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SMOT
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Niu vai
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Niu Vai Tall
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NVIT
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Niu Somolon
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Rennell Island Tall
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RIT
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Niu togau
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??? May be Tonga Tall or edible husk
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TONT (???)
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Niu afa
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Niu Kafa Tall
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NKFT
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Hybrid
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Malayan Red Dwarf x Rennell Island Tall
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MRDxRIT
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Niu Ati
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Nu Ati Red Dwarf
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NATD
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Niu le'a 1
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Niu leka Samoa small nuts?
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NLAD01
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Niu le'a 2
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Niu leka Samoa big nuts?
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NLAD02
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Niu tea
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Tahitian Red Dwarf
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TRD
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In Samoa, there was two recorded Niu le’a populations, one with big
fruits, the other with small fruits. I will be good to precise which kind on Niu
le’a are conserved in Nuu. Some of the niu le'a seems to be off-type with a growth typical to Tall-type varieties. Expert advised to replace the abnormal, off-type and dead palms.
