Protoform: TEWE [PN] A plant (Amorphophallus campanulatus)
| Description: | A plant (Amorphophallus campanulatus) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Paa/teve | A kind of plant (Tacca leontopetaloides) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Teve | (Balanda insula) | (Mfr) |
| Emae | Teve | Taro sp. (Amorphophallus) | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Teve | A poisonous plant with bulbs. Plante herbacée aux tubercules vénéneux (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) (Aracées) (Rch). | (Jnu) |
| Marquesas | Teve | Arrowroot (Tacca fallifera). Sorte de plante bulbeuse et vénéneuse (Tacca); petit tambour (1904). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tewe | Fermented juice of a poisonous plant (Coriaria arborea) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Teve | A plant (Amorphophallus campanulatus) traditionally used like pia (Niuean arrowroot) during periods of food shortages | (Sph) |
| Rarotongan | Teve | A plant (Amorphophallus campanulatus) | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Teve | Stink lily (Poisonous), (Amorphophallus sp.) | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Teve | The name of a plant, and acrid root. (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) (Whr). (Dracontium polyphyllum) (Jsn). | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Teve | Inferior variety of wild yam (Cwd); (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) (Whr) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Teve | The name of a particular plant, the root of which, in time of security, is eaten for want of better food | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Teve | Banana plant Problematic | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Teve | (Dracontium polyphyllum) | (Atn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Teve | A plant with a large edible root, similar to taro | (Hvn) |
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