Pacific Banyan Tree, Aitutaki, Cook Islands

One of the few remaining Pacific banyan (Ficus prolixa) trees on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands spreads across the landscape. The tree is native to the Cook Islands and others in the South Pacific, although it is now locally endangered. It is now rare on Aitutaki and nearly extirpated on Rarotonga.

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One of the few remaining Pacific banyan (Ficus prolixa) trees on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands spreads across the landscape. The tree is native to the Cook Islands and others in the South Pacific, although it is now locally endangered. It is now rare on Aitutaki and nearly extirpated on Rarotonga.