PROPAGATION METHODS FOR SOME IMPORTANT SAMOAN TIMBER TREE SPECIES

摘要

The US Territory of American Samoa is part of a volcanic archipelago located approximately 4100 km southwest of Hawaii at 14° S latitude and 170° W longitude. American Samoa consists of one main island, Tutuila, and several smaller islands includingAunu'u, Swain's Island, Rose Atoll and the Manua group of Ta'u, Ofu and Olosega. In total, the Territory is approximately 200 km~2. The climate is warm and wet with a mean temperature of 27° C and annual precipitation varying from 320 cm at sea level to more than 700 cm on Mt. Lata, the highest point in the Territory at 1000 m asl. Hurricanes are relatively common and have a major influence on vegetation.