Entries from Whistler 1991 in Pollex-Online
Whistler, W. A. (1991). The ethnobotany of Tonga: the plants, their Tongan names, and their uses. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Ango | Turmeric (Curcuma longa) (ango kula), also ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) (ango hina) Borrowed |
| Tongan | Akataha | A leguminous vine or creeper with a taproot . (Rorippa somentosa) |
| Tongan | Ango/ango | Wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) |
| Tongan | Ate | Shrub sp. (Wollastonia biflora) |
| Tongan | Fanakio | Tree sp. (Sterculia fanaiho), found only on Niuafo'ou |
| Tongan | Malamala ʔa fonua | Alternative name for fonua mamala |
| Tongan | Fonua malala | Niua name for fonua mamala |
| Tongan | Fonua mamala | Tree sp. (Omalanthus nutans) |
| Tongan | Fao | A tree (Neiosperma oppositifolium) |
| Tongan | Fau | (Hibiscus tiliaceus) |
| Tongan | Foʔui | Small tree sp. (Grewia crenata) |
| Tongan | Fehi (fisi) | Hardwood tree (Intsia bijuga) |
| Tongan | Fetaʔu | (Calophyllum inophyllum) |
| Tongan | Filimoto | Tree sp. Flacourtia rukam (in the Niuas); Xylosma simulans |
| Tongan | Fue ʔae puaka | (Ipomoea indica) |
| Tongan | Futu | (Barringtonia asiatica) |
| Tongan | Hongohongo | Nettle (Laportea interrupta); also (Acalypha lanceolata) |
| Tongan | Hulufe | General name for ferns, most commonly applied to Nephrolepis hirsutula, indigenous sword fern |
| Tongan | Kakamika | Weed sp. (Sigesbeckia orientalis) |
| Tongan | Kalaka | A tree (Planchonella grayana) |
| Tongan | Kaanume | (Diospyros elliptica) |
| Tongan | Kaho | Reed spp. (Miscanthus floridulus) and (Arundo donax) |
| Tongan | Kavahaha | Derris trifoliata, indigenous liana. An extract of the plant is used as a fish poison. |
| Tongan | Kavahuhu | Shrub sp. (Tephrosia purpurea) |
| Tongan | Lautolu | General name for several creeping vines (Vigna spp.) |
| Tongan | Kofe | Bamboo sp. (Schizostachyum glaucifolium). Green bamboo (Cwd). |
| Tongan | Koli | A tree with odoriferous fruit . (Syzygium neurocalyx) |
| Tongan | Kuta, kutu | (Eleocharis dulcis) |
| Tongan | Sipi | (Entada phaseoloides). Often confused with valai. |
| Tongan | Lala vao | Shrub sp. (Wikstroemia foetida) |
| Tongan | Lala ʔuta | Shrub sp. (Dendrolobium umbellatum) |
| Tongan | Lala tahi | Shrub sp. (Vitex trifolia) |
| Tongan | Leva | (Cerbera sp.) (Niuatoputapu) |
| Tongan | Halato (Tafahi) | Stinging-nettle tree sp. (Dendrocnide harveyi) |
| Tongan | Magele | (Trema cannabina) |
| Tongan | Mako | Small tree sp. (Melochia aristata) |
| Tongan | Mala/mala-ʔa-toa | Tree sp., Memecylon harveyi |
| Tongan | Mamange | A kind of yam; possibly also shrub (Morinda myrtifolia); (Faradaya amicorum) (Buelow); variety of aka (Pueraria lobata) |
| Tongan | Manonu | A tree (Tarenna sambucina) |
| Tongan | Mapa | (Diospyros major) |
| Tongan | Mahele/hele | Any of several large sedges, such as (Mariscus javanicus), (Scleria polycarpa) and (Rhynchospora corymbosa), all with sharp-edged leaves |
| Tongan | Matamoho | Abrus precatorius |
| Tongan | Masi | General term for several tree spp. including Ficus tinctoria, F.scabra |
| Tongan | Milo | A tree (Thespesia populnea) |
| Tongan | Mohokoi | A tree (Cananga odorata) |
| Tongan | Ola/vai | Small tree sp. (Psychotria insularum); also (Citronella samoensis) |
| Tongan | Pipi | Tree with inedible fruit used for oil . (Hernadia moerenhoutiana) |
| Tongan | Pitu | Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) |
| Tongan | Ponga | Cyathea lunulata |
| Tongan | Poumuli | (Flueggea flexuosa) |
