Verheijen 1990

Links

• 10.15144/PL-D83

References

• 3.1 Introduction
  • Botanical and ethnographic information and vernacular names
• 3.5 Wild plants of the coastal strand
  • Hoya spp. (Asclepiadaceae)
  • Calophyllum inophyllum, portia, Indian laurel, Alexandrian laurel, beach mahogany, TP kalopilum, B tamanu, nabakura (Clusiaceae)
  • Fagraea berteroana (syn. Fagraea peekelii) (Loganiaceae)
• 3.7 Wild plants of primary lowland tropical rain forest
  • Intsia bijuga (syn. Intsia amboinensis, Afzelia bijuga), ironwood, island teak, TP kwila, B natora (Cisalpiniaceae)
  • Litsea spp. (Lauraceae)
  • Caryota rumphiana, black palm, fishtail palm, TP waillimbum (Arecaceae)
  • The forest floor
• 3.8 Wild plants of secondary lowland rain forest and grassland
  • Macaranga spp., P sa'osa'o, B navenue (Euphorbiaceae)
  • Imperata cylindrica (syn. Imperata arundinacea), sword grass, blady grass, cogon grass, TP kunai (Poaceae)
• 3.10 Green vegetables and figs
  • Saccharum edule, 'coastalpitpit' (in Papua New Guinea), TP, P pitpit, B naviso (Poaceae)
• 3.11 Nut and fruit trees
  • Parartocarpus venenosa (syn. Parartocarpus involucrata) (Moraceae)
• 3.13 Other cultivated plants
  • Morinda citrifolia, Indian mulberry, yellow wood, P ialotri, Byelotri, noni (Rubiaceae)
  • Benincasa hispida, wax gourd, white gourd, winter melon (Cucurbitaceae)