ahiahivi horsetail tree, beefwood, beach she-oak, hardwood tree with [...]

• • horsetail tree, beefwood, beach she-oak, hardwood tree with long, needle-like leaves, grows in coastal and inland areas
  • • plants

  Scientific Name

  casuarina equisetifolia

  • • Example 88:
      

      Ahiahivi. O naono vai o kikis kurus. O naono bona na mataa nana tea paku inu, ei kou o kikisi, na kikisi potee nana bono toraha. O ahiahivi na sunsun batana tea maa sii toro mohina vai to teitei batari rapana kasuana. O naono bona o tara vamataa. A paka nae o rutarutaa kurus. Eara na daodao rara o ahiahivi bono X-mas tree, ei kou to tara vamanini kurus vonae.

      Horsetail Tree. It is a very strong tree. This tree is good for building houses, because it is strong, it is as strong as the New Guinea teak. The Horsetail Tree stands on the little islands that are near the beach. This tree is beautiful. Its leaves are very small. We call the Horsetail Tree the Christmas tree, because it looks so beautiful.

      Source: Sii 15W 001-007

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• See also:
  • toraha New Guinea teak, a strong tree used for the posts of houses.