Entries from Whistler 1990 in Pollex-Online

Whistler, W. A. (1990). "Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands: the plants, their Maori names and their uses." Allertonia 5(4).

Language Item Description
Rarotongan Puraka Giant swamp taro (Cyrtosperma chamissonis)
Rarotongan ʔAnge Small trees (Geniostoma spp.) with fragrant leaves
Rarotongan Panga Native tree ferns (Cyathea spp.) Phonologically Irregular
Rarotongan ʔInano The male tree of (Pandanus tectorius) or its flowers Problematic
Rarotongan Tainoka An indigenous, leafless, parasitic vine (Cassytha filiformis). Headbands (titi) are fashioned from it by children
Rarotongan Tataraamoa (Caeselpinia major)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Tauhunu A bush (Tournefortia argentea)
Rarotongan Tava An introduced tree (Pometia pinnata) cultivated for its edible fruit
Rarotongan Too The aboriginally introduced Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum)
Rarotongan Toa (Casuarina equisetifolia) the aboriginally introduced Ironwood tree
Rarotongan Toi A large indigenous tree (Alphitonia zizyphoides)
Rarotongan Toromiro A small indigenous tree (Schleinitzia insularum)
Rarotongan Vavai Introduced cotton sp. (Gossypium barbadense)
Rarotongan Vii Mango (Mangifera indica), formerly (Spondias dulcis)
Rarotongan Niiʔoi (Eugenia reinwardtiana)
Tahitian Nioee (Eugenia reinwardtiana) (Parkinson 1773)
Samoan Vili(vili) (Gyrocarpus americanus)
Rarotongan Maangio/ngio Small nettle-like weed (Acalypha lanceolata)
Rarotongan Poro/poro Black nightshade (Solanum americanum)
Rarotongan Pookea Pigweed (Portulaca oleracea); also (P.lutea)
Pukapuka Lau kotawa Bird's Nest Fern (Aspleniun nidus)