Afono ( Samoan : Āfono ) is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island , American Samoa . One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay , at the eastern edge of the National Park of American Samoa . It is connected by Highway 6 to Vatia , which lies along the coast to the northwest, and to Aua , on the edge of Pago Pago Harbor to the south via a winding stretch of highway which crosses the spine of the island.
14-603: Afono has been inhabited for at least 1000 years. Afono is a village on the north shore of Tutuila Island in American Samoa, located by Afono Bay. Afono is situated over Afono Pass, which sits in-between Rainmaker Mountain and the Maugaloa Ridge . The village is home to traditional thatched huts. It is reached by following Highway 6 northbound from the village of Aua . The road from Aua includes several steep switchbacks up to Rainmaker Pass, and continues equally steeply down to
28-458: A trachyte plug , a volcanic intrusion made of extrusive igneous rocks having alkali feldspar and minor mafic minerals as the main components and a fine-grained, generally porphyritic texture. Rainmaker Mountain is home to rare plant species that have been documented only once or twice within the Samoan Islands . These include Zschaemum cf. byrone, a grass species, and Mapania vitiensis ,
42-511: A sedge, both of which were found in the montane scrub habitat of the mountain. Additionally, the fern Dipteris , characterized by leaves that resemble those of Tacca , is another rare species recorded in the region. In the Samoan Islands, Dipteris has been observed exclusively on Rainmaker Mountain and Matafoa Mountain , highlighting the ecological significance of these National Natural Landmarks. This American Samoa location article
56-459: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dipteris See text Dipteris is a genus of about seven species of ferns , native to tropical regions across the world, particularly Asia , with a species in northeastern Queensland in Australia . It is one of two genera in the family Dipteridaceae . Species of Dipteris grow from creeping rhizomes , and have large stalks to
70-532: Is one of several giant volcanic mountains that created Tutuila Island. It dominates the scene from nearly every point in Pago Pago Harbor . It comprises three mountain peaks: North Pioa, South Pioa, and Sinapioa. The peaks range in elevation from 1,619 feet (493 m) to 1,718 feet (524 m). The 170-acre (69 ha) designated landmark area occurs above the 800-acre (320 ha) contour line. Several endemic species are present only here and on Matafao Peak ,
84-458: Is the best known species. In 1839, R. Brown reduced the genus to a subgenus of Polypodium . In 1901, Konrad Christ published Die Farnkrauter der Erde't , within which he included the genus Dipteris in the family Polypodiaceae , (a subdivision of the Polypodiacea). It was then later placed into a separate genus, Bower (1928), Ching (1940) and Pichi-Sermolli (1958) all having recreated
98-452: Is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island . Rainmaker Mountain traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor. The average annual rainfall on the mountain is around 200 inches (510 cm). It has a three-pronged summit. Rainmaker Mountain and its base were designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972 due to the slopes’ tropical vegetation. Rainmaker Mountain
112-676: The Sheath-tailed bat is located in the Anapeʻape Cove near Afono. Two decades ago 10,000 sheath-tailed bats were occupying the caves. Lands within the Tutuila unit presently under cultivation for substance agriculture are confined to areas above Afono and Vatia villages. This American Samoa location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rainmaker Mountain Rainmaker Mountain (also known as Mount Pioa )
126-683: The World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized seven species: Dipteris polyphyllus , a species from New Guinea has not been fully accepted as a species. Many species are found in Malaysia , Philippines , Samoa and New Guinea , growing beside Matonia (another fern species). Most of the species grow on rocks, exposed places, clearings and in thickets. The genus has been found to have been widely distributed during
140-543: The family Dipteridaceae, then comprising only one genus, Dipteris , due to the differences in sporangium , stomata and gametophyte . The Latin genus name Dipteris refers to an amalgamation of two terms: di meaning two, and pteris Greek word used for ferns generally, meaning wing-like. D. lobbiana (Hooker) Moore D. wallichii (Brown ex Wallich 1828) Moore D. conjugata Reinwardt D. chinensis Christ D. shenzhenensis Yan & Wei 2021 As of October 2019 , Plants of
154-472: The highest point on Tutuila. Rainmaker Mountain, famous in Samoan legend and lore, is also geologically important as an example of a volcanic plug (quartz trachyte). The upper slopes are montane rainforest and the crest is montane scrub. A closeup of the mountain is visible up Rainmaker Pass. Rainmaker Hotel was a hotel at the port entrance under the mountain. The mountain is a volcanic feature known as
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#1733086218162168-777: The park's western end and to Afono Pass at its eastern end. The latter lateral road also leads to the villages of Afono and Vatia . Road signs marking entrance points to the National Park unit have been placed along the Afono/Vatia road near Matape Hill/Craggy Point, near the park boundary in the vicinity of Afono Pass, and above the village's western side. A National Park Service visitor center has been proposed in Afono. The stands of endemic broadleaf forest located between Fagasā and Afono provide habitat for large numbers of native bird species. The best and biggest known roost on Tutuila Island for
182-416: The sporangium and annulus . The rhizomes have bristles (or hairs) and the fronds have uniseriate hairs (having one line or series). All species of Dipteris have spore-capsules that are carried on the lower surface of the broad lobed frond . The fronds can reach up to 50 cm long. Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt first published the genus in 1825, by describing Dipteris conjugata Reinw. which
196-578: The village of Afono. The village borders the Tutuila-section of National Park of American Samoa . Afono spreads out across the backside of Rainmaker Mountain . Afono Bay is home to a pebbly beach but it is almost non-existent except at low tide. Access to the Tutuila unit of the National Park of American Samoa is primarily through a paved road which runs along the perimeter of the upper end of Pago Pago Harbor . Lateral roads lead to Fagasā Pass and
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