Flamboyant

Ko e ʻōhai (ʻōhai lahi) ko e fuʻu ʻakau lahi ia mo e ngaahi matalaʻiʻakau fakaʻofoʻofa. Vakai foki ki he ʻōhai siʻi.

ʻOku kehe ʻaupito ko e ʻōhai mei Hauaiʻi. ʻOku siʻi foki hono lou, kulokula foki hono matalaʻiʻakau, kā ko eSesbania tomentosa ia.

ʻOku meimei tatau hono matalaʻiʻakau mo e fehimuli pea mo ha ʻoketi.

Hingoa ʻi he ngaahi lea kehe

• raʻau tamarumaru (lea fakatahisi)
• patai, rakau tamarumaru, marumaru, pu pi (lea fakakuki)

Tataku

• Hokohoko ngaahi ʻakau; Vaʻa fekumi ngoue Vainī
• Tongan dictionary; C.M. Churchward
• Plants of Tonga; T.G. Yuncker; BPB bulletin 220, Honolulu 1959