Raiatea or Ra'iatea is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the organised migrations to the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand and other parts of East Polynesia started at Raiatea.
Weinmannia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. It contains 90 species, which range from Mexico through Central and South America including the Caribbean, and to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean. It is absent from mainland Africa and Australia, but some fossils have been attributed to Weinmannia in Australia.
Pterophylla racemosa, known as the kāmahi, is an evergreen tree native to New Zealand. It is part of the Pterophylla genus which mostly includes sub-tropical species, but the kāmahi is found in a variety of climates in New Zealand from coastal areas, to high elevation inland areas.
Pterophylla affinis, formerly known as Weinmannia affinis, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is native to Fiji and the Samoan Islands.
Pterophylla exigua, formerly known as Weinmannia exigua, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to Fiji. This scarce shrub or small tree is known from a single population of 30 to 40 individual plants in Cakaudrove Province on Vanua Levu. It grows in forest or thicket at low elevations. Its known habitat is in at high risk of fires.
Pterophylla raiateensis, formerly known as Weinmannia raiateensis, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to the island of Raiatea, in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Weinmannia rapensis is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a tree endemic to Rapa Iti in the Tubuai Islands of French Polynesia.
Pterophylla richii, formerly Weinmannia richii, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Fiji.
Pterophylla vitiensis, formerly known as Weinmannia vitiensis, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to Fiji.
Pterophylla sylvicola, known as tōwai or tawhero, is a medium-sized evergreen tree of the family Cunoniaceae native to northern New Zealand. It is formerly known as Weinmannia sylvicola.
Pterophylla rutenbergii is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae endemic to Madagascar. The species is common and has a widespread distribution. It can be found from sea level to 2000 metres elevation at the summits at Marojejy National Park. It grows in the lowland rain forests of eastern Madagascar and the montane and subhumid forests in the center and north of the island. The species does best in open, disturbed habitat, particularly on roadsides and areas recently burned.
Pterophylla fraxinea, formerly known as Weinmannia fraxinea, is a tree in the family Cunoniaceae. It grows up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall. The bark is grey to dark brown. Inflorescences bear up to three pairs of flowers. The specific epithet fraxinea is from the Latin meaning "ash tree", referring to the leaves' resemblance to those of the genus Fraxinus.
The Society Islands tropical moist forests is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Pterophylla is a genus of trees of the family Cunoniaceae, with species found growing naturally in Madagascar, Malesia, Papuasia, and the Pacific Islands, formerly included in Weinmannia.
Pterophylla parviflora, formerly known as Weinmannia parviflora, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Pterophylla marquesana, formerly known as Weinmannia marquesana, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Pterophylla samoensis, formerly known as Weinmannia samoensis, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a tree native to the Samoan Islands and to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.
Pterophylla aphanoneura, formerly known as Weinmannia aphanoneura, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Borneo, with a single record from western Sumatra.
Pterophylla tremuloides, formerly known as Weinmannia tremuloides, is a species of plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a shrub endemic to the island of Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia.
Sclerotheca raiateensis, commonly known as tiare apetahi and formerly known as Apetahia raiateensis, is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is a shrub native to the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
