Henderson and Hancock 1988
Henderson, C.P. & I.R. Hancock. 1988. A guide to the useful plants of Solomon Islands. Honiara: Ministry of Agriculture & Lands.
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- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Introducing Proto Oceanic plant names
- 3.5 Wild plants of the coastal strand
- 3.6 Wild plants of the mangrove: swamp
- 3.7 Wild plants of primary lowland tropical rain forest
- Campnosperma brevipetiolatum (Anacardiaceae)
- Pterocarpus indicus, New Guinea rosewood, flame wood, B nananara, navilae, bluwota (Fabaceae)
- Vitex cofassus, New Guinea teak, TP garamut (Lamiaceae)
- Bischofia javanica, Java cedar, B nakoka, redwud (Phyllanthaceae)
- Cananga odorata, ylang-ylang, perlume tree, nandingori, nadingro, nangungara (Annonaceae)
- Kleinhovia hospita, puzzle tree, guest tree, B namatal (Sterculiaceae)
- Parinari spp., putty nut (Chrysobalanaoeae)
- Caryota rumphiana, black palm, fishtail palm, TP waillimbum (Arecaceae)
- The shrub layer
- Calamus spp., rattan, lawyer cane, TP kanda, P loeaken (Arecaceae)
- The forest floor
- 3.8 Wild plants of secondary lowland rain forest and grassland
- 3.9 Staple foods: root crops, bananas, breadfruit and sago
- Yams, Dioscorea spp.
- Cyrtosperma merkusii (syn. Cyrtosperma chamissonis, Cyrtosperma edule), swamp taro, giant taro, P kakake, kakama, B wota taro (Araceae)
- Alocasia macrorrhizos (syn.Alocasia macrorrhiza, Alocasia indica), giant taro, elephant ear taro, P waeltaro (Araceae)
- Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (syn. Amorphophallus campanulatus), wild arrowroot, elephant yam (Araceae)
- Tacca leontopetaloides, Polynesian arrowroot (Taccaceae)
- Artocarpus altilis (syn. Artocarpus communis, Artocarpus incisus), breadfruit, TP kapiak, P beletiutu (Moraceae)
- Metroxylon spp., sago palm, TP saksak, P hevinat, aevrinat, B natanggura (Arecaceae)
- Cycas spp., cycad, Malayan palm fern, TP baibai, B namele (Cycadaceae)
- 3.10 Green vegetables and figs
- 3.11 Nut and fruit trees
- Barringtonia spp. other than Barringtonia asiatica, cutnut, bush nut, TP pao, B navele (Lecythidaceae)
- Pandanus spp., screw pines (Pandanaceae)
- Pangium edule, pangi, ankle-rattle tree, TP sis, solomon, B navangge, nalake (Flacourtiaceae)
- Burckella obovata (syn. Bassia erskineana, Payena mentzelii, Illipe hollrungii), red silkwood, TP bukabuk, B naduldule, nandunde (Sapotaceae)
- Spondias cytherea (syn. Spondias dulcis, Spondias mangifera), golden apple, Polynesian plum, hog plum, Tahitian apple, Bnaos (Anacardiaceae)
- Syzygium malaccense (syn. Eugenia malaccensis, Eugenia jambos, jambosa malaccensis), Malay apple, rose apple, TP laulau, P kabarae, B nakavika (Myrtaceae)
- Other nut and fruit trees
- Finschia chloroxantha (syn. Finschia waterhousiana, Finschia densiflora, Grevillea densiflora) (Proteaceae)
- Parartocarpus venenosa (syn. Parartocarpus involucrata) (Moraceae)
- 3.13 Other cultivated plants
- Areca catechu, betel palm, betelnut, TP buai, P bilnat, natnat (Arecaceae)
- Bambusa, Schizostachyum and_Nastus_ spp., bamboo, TP mambu, Bbambu (Poaceae)
- Morinda citrifolia, Indian mulberry, yellow wood, P ialotri, Byelotri, noni (Rubiaceae)
- Heliconia indica, heliconia, Blif laplap (Heliconiaceae)