CIBED - - Pacific Banyan

Ficus prolixa Pacific Banyan Ava ^RR

f.MORACEAE Figs

Ficus prolixa Pacific Banyan Ava ^RR

f.MORACEAE Figs

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesPacific Banyan ^EN Banyan ^EN

Local NamesAva^{RR,AT,MK,MT,AK} Āoa^MG

Pacific NamesMati ^SAM Ora‘a ^TAH

Sci. NamesFicus prolixa (accepted name) , Ficus prolixa subcordata, Ficus marquesensis

High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Figs - a tree

High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.HAMAMELIDAE, o.Urticales, f.MORACEAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺MG⁺⁺⁺⁺AT⁺⁺⁺MK⁺MT⁺AK⁺PL^-MN^-TK^-

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK^-PK^-NS^-SW^-

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginNative; Resident

Global RangeNative: Micronesia - Vanuatu - N.Cal. - Fiji - Samoa/Tonga - Cooks - French Polynesia - Pitcairn;

HabitatLand - Lowlands - Horticultural Zone; Uplands - Slope Zone

ThreatenedSub-nationally endangered - seriously

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusMedicine

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesMaterial - for fibre

IdentificationNo Content

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Pacific Banyan ^EN Banyan^EN

Pacific Names

Mati ^SAM Ora‘a^TAH

Local Names

Ava^{RR,AT,MK,MT,AK} Āoa^MG

National Name: Ava ^RR

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	Ava
Rarotonga	+	Ava
Mangaia	++++	Āoa
Ātiu	+++	Ava
Ma‘uke	+	Ava
Miti‘āro	+	Ava
Aitutaki	+	Ava
Palmerston	-	A,nN
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	-	A,nN
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau	-	A,nN

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

N/A

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	+
Mangaia	++++
Ātiu	+++
Ma‘uke	+
Miti‘āro	+
Aitutaki	+
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	Absent
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	Absent
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	Absent

Vouchers for:
Ficus prolixa

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Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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Local Origin and Global Range

Habitat

Threatened

no data available

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

Species Uses

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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