Protoform: LEWA.2 [CP] Tree (Cerbera sp.)

Description: Tree (Cerbera sp.)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific
Notes:

*2 PCP *rewa "tree, Cerbera sp., probably Cerbera odollam" (LPO III:179)

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Reva A kind of tree (Fbg)
East Futuna Leva Tree sp., (Cerbera sp.) (I). (Plumeria rubra) (Mfr). (Mfr)
East Uvea Leva Tree (Cerbera lactaria) (Rch)
Emae Reva Tree (Cerbera odollam) (Cpl)
Fijian Rewa A tree (Cerbera odollum) with long, narrow leaves (Phm)
Ifira-Mele Reva Tree (Cerbera sp.) (Clk)
Mangareva Reva A tree (Cerbera mangas). Arbre: Cerbera manghas (Apocynacées); fleur blanche (autrefois appelée *piritau*) (Rch)
Marquesas ʔEva Plante, arbrisseau: esp. de tanghin dont le fruit est un poison violent. Arbre vénéneux de la famille des apocynadés; lefruit est un poison aussi violent que la strychnine (Lch). (Dln)
Marquesas Eva (NKH, Ua Pou) (Fagraea berteriana) Problematic (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Rewa(rewa) A tree (Knightia excelsa) with long, narrow, toothed leaves (Bgs)
Niuafoʔou Leva A tree (Cerbera sp.) (Whr)
Rarotongan Reva False Sea-mango (Cerbera odollam) (McC)
Rennellese Geba A tree, (Cerbera spp.) (Ebt)
Rurutu E/reva/ Tree (Cerbera manghas) (???)
Samoan Leva (Cerbera sp.) (Prt)
Tahitian Reva A tree (Barringtonia sp.) ; (Cerbera forsteri) (Wte)
Takuu Reva Tree sp. similar to frangipani, no longer growing on the atoll. (Mle)
Tikopia Reva Tree that grows only on the mountain. Not seen by most modern Tikopia (Fth)
Tongan Leva (Cerbera sp.) (Niuatoputapu) (Whr)
Tupuaki Reva (Cerbera forsteri) (Atn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Leva A small tree, its fruits are not edible (Hvn)
Waya Rewa (Cerbera manghas) (Ply)
West Uvea Leva Arbre (Cerbera manghas), à emploi ichtyotoxique (Hmn)

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