Entries from Whistler 1992, 1994 in Pollex-Online
Whistler, W. A. (1992). Flowers of the Pacific island seashore. Honolulu, Isla Botanica.. Whistler, W. A. (1994). Wayside plants of the islands. Honolulu, Isla Botanica.
Language | Item | Description |
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Tahitian | ʔAtiu | (Cucumis melo) |
Tokelau | Fao | A tree (Neiosperma oppositifolia) |
Tokelau | Fau | Trees (Hibiscus tiliaceus) and (Pipturus argenteus) |
Niuafo'ou | Filimoto | (Flacourtia rukam) |
Tokelau | Fue | A vine (Ipomoea macrantha) |
Tokelau | Gahe vao | A herb with red strawberry-like fruits (Procris pedunculata) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Tokelau | Gahu | A littoral shrub (Scaevola sericea) |
Tahitian | ʔAmiʔa | (Siegesbeckia orientalis) |
Niue | Katule | Plants with an edible root (Amaranthus viridis), pigweed and (Boerhavia diffusa) Phonologically Irregular |
Tokelau | Katuli | A herb, possibly (Portulaca oleraceae) |
Tokelau | Kie | Clothes in general; skirt ; apparently (Pandanus spurius) |
East Futuna | Koli | A tree (Syzygium neurocalyx) |
Tahitian | ʔOoporo | (Capsicum frutescens). Piment (Solanum anthropophagorum, S.uporo) (Lmt). |
Mangaia | Kuuʔara | The Mangaian name for sweet potato |
Tokelau | Kumala | Sweet Potato, introduced from Samoa Problematic |
Niuafo'ou | Leva | A tree (Cerbera sp.) |
Tokelau | Nuna | A prostrate herb (Boerhavia tetrandra) |
Tokelau | Mahiku | Herbs of various kinds or perhaps a general term Problematic |
Tokelau | Lau/maile/ | A fern (Phymatosorus scolopendria) |
Tahitian | Maʔo | (Melochia aristata) (Commersonia nartamia) |
Mangaia | Mamaʔu | The Kapok Tree (Ceiba pentandra) Problematic |
Tahitian | Manono | A tree (Tarenna sambucina) |
Tahitian | Mahame | Tree sp., (Phyllanthus tahitensis) , (Glochidion ramiflorum) |
Tokelau | Mahoaa | A plant (Tacca leontopetaloides) |
Tokelau | Mati | A tree (Ficus tinctoria) |
Tokelau | Moli | Orange (Citrus orantium) |
Mangaia | Motoʔoi | Ylangilang (Cananga odorata) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
Tahitian | Nahe | The gigantic fern, the root of which is used for food . (Angiopteris evecta) |
Tahitian | ʔA/nei | A tree (Fitchia sp.). Tree-daisy (Gdr). |
Aitutaki | Nano | (Morinda citrifolia) Phonologically Irregular |
Tokelau | Nonu | Shrub or small tree (Morinda citrifolia) |
Tokelau | Pele | Tree Spinach (Hibiscus manihot) introduced from Samoa Problematic |
Mangaia | Pirita | (Jasminum didymum) |
Tahitian | Pirita | Root of ieie; also a basket made of it . (Dioscorea nummularia) |
East Futuna | Pipi | Nom d'un arbre dont l'interieur est noir et tendre comme le sapin . (Hernandia moerenhoutiana) |
Tokelau | Piu | Fan Palm (Pritchardia pacifica) |
Tokelau | Puka | A tree (Hernandia nymphaeifolia) |
Gilbertese | Mai | (Artocarpus altilis) |
Gilbertese | Kabe | (Alocasia macrorrhiza) |
Tahitian | Hoi | Bitter yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) |
Tokelau | Tai/uli | Dark wood of (Cordia subcordata) |
Mangaia | Titi tai | (Cassytha filiformis) Problematic |
Mangaia | Taraire | A tree (Terminalia glabrata) |
Tokelau | Talie | A tree (Terminalia catappa) |
Tahitian | Taupo | A carbuncle. The name of a certain disease (Dvs). |
Tokelau | Tauhunu | Tree Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea) |
Tokelau | Tolo | Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) |
Samoan | Maamaalava | Tree sp. (Planchonella samoensis) |
Gilbertese | Taororo | (Colocasia esculenta) |
Gilbertese | Kanawa | (Cordia subcordata) |