Waterhyacinth

Ko e hainite vai (mei he lea fakapilitānia) ko e fuʻu ʻakau siʻi ia, ʻoku moʻui ʻi he vai melie, ʻomi ki Tongá ni mei he vaitafe ko e ʻAmasone. ʻOku fuʻu vave ʻaupito ʻene tupu. ʻOku maʻanu moʻoni ʻi he vai, ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai hano aka ʻin he kelekele. ʻOku ne matala ʻi Mē, ʻoku ke sio ki ai ʻi he ano ʻo ʻAtenisi.

Hingoa ʻi he ngaahi lea kehe

• bekabekairaga, dabedabe ne (ni?) ga (lea fakafisi)
• riri vai (lea fakakuki, vakai foki ki he lilevai)
• lili vai (lea fakahaʻamoa)

Tataku

• http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6092
• http://www.hear.org/pier/species/eichhornia_crassipes.htm