Entries from Parham 1972 in Pollex-Online
Parham, B. E. V. (1972). Plants of Samoa. Wellington, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Samoan | Fiisoa | Liane (Colubrina sp.) . Soap bush (Colubrina asiatica)...leaves formerly used as soap for washing the hair . |
| Samoan | Fue | Name for climbing and creeping plants, bindweed and other |
| Samoan | Gigie | A shrub (Pemphis acidula) and (Portulaca oleracea) |
| Samoan | Lau/maile/ | (Alyxia spp.) |
| Samoan | Magaui | (Garuga pacifica) |
| Samoan | Masame | (Glochidion sp.), (Antidesma sphaerocarpum) |
| Samoan | Matamosa | (Abrus precatorius) |
| Samoan | Mati | Wild fig (Ficus tinctoria) |
| Samoan | Moloʔau | An unidentified fungus |
| Samoan | Nau | (Alyxia stellata) |
| Samoan | Nau/nau | A prostrate herb (Geophila herbacea) |
| Samoan | Pele | Abelmoschus manihot, bush spinach |
| Samoan | Puʔavai | A tree (Pisonia grandis) |
| Samoan | Vavae | Cotton (Gossypium spp.); lamp wick |
| Samoan | Pua/lulu | (Fagraea berteriana) |
| Samoan | Magisu | Samoan nettle (Fleurya interrupta) Phonologically Irregular |
| Samoan | Lau/talotalo | Crinum asiaticum, Monsoon Lily, Spider Lily |
| Samoan | Tamafalu, talafalu, taʔa mafalu | (Micromelum minutum) Phonologically Irregular |
| Samoan | Taʔa taʔa | (Eleusine indica) |
| Samoan | Taʔa taʔa (vili taliga) | (Cyperus brevifolius, C. kyllingia) |
