Protoform: OLA.2 [PN] Shrub sp

Description: Shrub sp
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *ola-wai "Psychotria"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Ola Plant sp. (Randia cochichinensis) (Mfr)
East Uvea Ola Nom d'un arbre a bois dur . Psychotria sp. (Myr)
Rennellese Oga Bush with hard wood (Ebt)
Samoan Ola/mea (Randia sp.) (Prt)
Samoan Ola/sina (Psychotria sp.) (Prt)
Tahitian ʔOoraa Espèce d'arbre, banyan (Urostigma prolixum)(Ficus prolixa) Problematic (Lmt)
Tikopia Ora Tree with tough wood formerly used for spears, shark hooks, etc (Fth)
Tongan Ola A tree (Cwd)
Tongan Ola/maka (Gymnosporia vitiensis) (Ykr)
Tongan Awla Name of a kind of tree of which spears are made (Mar)
Tuvalu Ola Air Plant (Kalanchoe pinnata) (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Ola A medium high straight tree, its wood being used for rafters and ceiling in houses (Hvn)

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