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Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry
Ecological, Economic, and Cultural Renewal

A project to educate extension agents, farmers, ranchers and landowners about native and traditional trees for:
  1. crop diversification
  2. windbreaks
  3. coastal protection
  4. shelter and shade
  5. soil improvement
  6. water conservation
  7. livestock fodder
  8. woodlots
  9. food security
  10. and many other applications

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Acacia koa
Acacia koaia
koa
koai'a
Agathis macrophylla Pacific kauri PDF 540 KB
Aleurites moluccana kukui, candlenut
Alphitonia zizyphoides toi
Areca catechu betel nut PDF 1 MB
Artocarpus altilis breadfruit
Artocarpus camansi breadnut
Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit PDF 1 MB
Artocarpus mariannensis dugdug
Barringtonia procera cutnut
Broussonetia papyrifera paper mulberry
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (syn. B. gymnorhiza) large-leaf mangrove
Calophyllum inophyllum kamani, beauty leaf
Cananga odorata ylang-ylang
Canarium indicum
Canarium harveyi
canarium nut
Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina cunninghamiana
beach she-oak & river she-oak
Citrus spp.

C. aurantifolia
C. aurantium
C. grandis
C. hystrix
C. limon
C. macroptera
C. medica
C. mitis
C. paradisi
C. reticulata
C. sinensis

Fortunella spp.

citrus species

lime
sour orange
pummelo
Kaffir lime
lemon
wild orange
citron
calamondin
grapefruit
mandarin
sweet orange

kumquat

Cocos nucifera coconut
Cordia subcordata kou
Endospermum medullosum whitewood
Erythrina variegata coral tree
Fagraea berteroana pua kenikeni
Flueggea flexuosa poumuli
Gliricidia sepium gliricidia
Gnetum gnemon gnetum PDF 500 KB
Hibiscus tiliaceus beach hibiscus PDF 1 MB
Inocarpus fagifer Tahitian chestnut
Intsia bijuga vesi
Mangifera indica mango
Metrosideros polymorpha 'ohi'a, ohia, ohia lehua
Metroxylon paulcoxii
M. sagu
M. salomonense
M. vitiense
M. warburgii
sago palm
Morinda citrifolia noni, Indian mulberry
Musa species banana and plantain
Musa and Ensete banana and plantain cultivar overview PDF 1.7 MB
Pandanus tectorius pandanus PDF 2.2 MB
Pometia pinnata tava
Pterocarpus indicus narra
Rhizophora mangle
R. samoensis
R. racemosa
R. x harrisonii
Atlantic-East Pacific red mangroves
Rhizophora apiculata
R. mucronata
R. stylosa
R. x annamalai
R. x lamarckii
Indo-West Pacific stilt mangroves
Samanea saman rain tree
Santalum yasi
S. austrocaledonicum
sandalwood
Santalum ellipticum
S. freycinetianum
S. haleakalae
S. paniculatum
Hawaiian sandalwood species
Syzygium malaccense Malay apple
Terminalia catappa tropical almond
Terminalia richii malili
Thespesia populnea milo
Tournefortia argentea beach heliotrope

Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry are distributed by agroforestry.net with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE) Program; SPC/GTZ Pacific-German Regional Forestry Project; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS); State of Hawai‘i Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Forestry & Wildlife; USDA Forest Service Forest Lands Enhancement Program; Kaulunani, an Urban Forestry Program of the Hawai'i DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife and the USDA Forest Service; and Muriel and Kent Lighter.

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