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n. herb. Grows on the coast. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #18)
Scientific name: Wollastonia biflora
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n. stoloniferous herb, 15 cm tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3561)
Scientific name: Wedelia uniflora
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n. shrub to 2 m tall, flowers yellow. Growing along coast. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4959)
Scientific name: Melanthera biflora
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n. herb to 50 cm tall, flowers yellow. (collection: Michael J. Balick #4947)
Scientific name: Synedrella nodiflora
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4782)
Scientific name: Euodia hortensis
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n. tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3586)
Scientific name: Aceratium oppositifolium
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n. tree, 7-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3635)
Scientific name: Aceratium oppositifolium
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3486)
Scientific name: Psychotria
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n. tree. Growing near village. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #5)
Scientific name: Trema cannabina
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n. terrestrial orchid, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3708)
Scientific name: Calanthe chrysantha
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n. terrestrial orchid, growing in dense rainforest. buds greenish. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4112)
Scientific name: Calanthe chrysantha
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n. epiphytic orchid, growing in dense rainforest. Fruit green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4110)
Scientific name: Coelogyne lamellata
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n. terrestrial orchid, growing along river at edge of dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4120)
Scientific name: indet
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3563)
Scientific name: Ximenia americana
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n. tree to 15 m, 15 cm dbh (collection: Michael J. Balick #4931)
Scientific name: Arytera neoebudensis
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n. well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4025)
Scientific name: Arytera brackenridgei
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4758)
Scientific name: Pyrostegia venusta
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n. liana climbing on Syzygium, growing along ridge in dense rainforest. Latex white (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4079)
Scientific name: Tylophora aneityensis
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n. liana climbing on large Dillenia tree, growing in primary forest at edge of river. flower white. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3677)
Scientific name: Jasminum didymum
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n. creeping and decumbent vine, growing at edge of strand (near airstrip terminal). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3575)
Scientific name: Stictocardia campanulata
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n. yellow colored vine to 1 m tall, flower buds white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4879)
Scientific name: Cassytha filiformis
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n. parasitic vine scrambling over Scaevola taccada, at edge of strand. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3545)
Scientific name: Cassytha filiformis
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n. parasitic vine hanging off the side of a cliff, growing along coast. Fruits green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4147)
Scientific name: Cassytha filiformis
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n. large tree, 16 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3222)
Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia
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n. vine running many meters long over clay soil and grassy area on hillside where the triangular wooden signs are that used to be a landmark for ships coming to the island. Sterile. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5008)
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n. tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3645)
Scientific name: Burckella obovata
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n. tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4082)
Scientific name: Burckella obovata
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n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4032)
Scientific name: Endiandra aneityensis
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n. vine to 1 m, flowers purple. (kudzu plant). (collection: Michael J. Balick #4920)
Scientific name: Pueraria lobata
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n. tree to 7 m, dbh 20 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4968)
Scientific name: Syzygium
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n. tree, 9 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4053)
Scientific name: Sideroxylon aneityense
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n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4143)
Scientific name: Syzygium richii
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n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3683)
Scientific name: Metrosideros collina
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n. large tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4051)
Scientific name: Metrosideros collina
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n. herb, growing along the river at the edge of secondary forest. Stems pale green. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3642)
Scientific name: Equisetum debile
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n. tree to 15 m, dbh 20 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4914)
Scientific name: Pittosporum campbellii
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n. tree to 10 m tall, dbh 50 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4908)
Scientific name: Burckella
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n. tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3497)
Scientific name: Cerbera manghas
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4772)
Scientific name: Cerbera manghas
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n. shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3205)
Scientific name: Codiaeum variegatum
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n. herb growing to 2 m tall, flower white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4974)
Scientific name: Agave sisalana
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n. herb to 0. 75 m, fruits brown. Growing in cultivated area near village. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5012)
Scientific name: Senna occidentalis
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n. shrub, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3602)
Scientific name: Psidium guajava
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n. shrub, 0. 5-0. 7 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3565)
Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4767)
Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala
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n. Vanuatu Scrubfowl (Used to live here, died out, now only live up north)
Scientific name: Megapodius layardi
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n. tree to 5 m, fdby 35 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4979)
Scientific name: Mangifera indica
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n. grass to 1 m, flowers purplish (collection: Michael J. Balick #4935)
Scientific name: Chrysopogon aciculatus
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n. erect grass (called ’whitegrass’), growing in coastal forest just behind strand vegetation. Inflorescences whitish. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3440)
Scientific name: Imperata cylindrica
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n. herb to 1 m, fruits green (collection: Michael J. Balick #4915)
Scientific name: Tacca leontopetaloides
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n. sterile herb, juvenile form (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3438)
Scientific name: Tacca leontopetaloides
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n. terrestrial fern, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4086)
Scientific name: Diplazium oblongifolium
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n. herb to 1. 5 m tall, flowers yellow (collection: Michael J. Balick #4894)
Scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4797)
Scientific name: Coix lacryma-jobi
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n. low-growing, creeping vine growing in grassy area just inland from coastal strand. Flowers yellow. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3223)
Scientific name: Dendrobium mohlianum
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n. tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4069)
Scientific name: Delarbrea paradoxa
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3492)
Scientific name: Leucopogon cymbulae
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n. sapling directly under large tree of same species (20-25 m tall), growing in primary forest. Sterile. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3451)
Scientific name: Dacrycarpus imbricatus
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3576)
Scientific name: Leucaena forsteri
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n. shrub, 1. 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3725)
Scientific name: Leucaena forsteri
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n. kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4766)
Scientific name: Cf. Tapirira guianensis
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n. sparsely to moderately branched tree, 6-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3220)
Scientific name: Thespesia populnea
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n. tree, 3-4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3570)
Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa
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n. tree, 6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3530)
Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa
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n. tree. Growing on the coast. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #23)
Scientific name: Guettarda speciosa
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n. tree, 14 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3710)
Scientific name: Canarium harveyi
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n. treelet 2. 0-2. 5 m tall, dbh 3 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4858)
Scientific name: Euodia hortensis
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n. herb to 1 m tall, flowers red (collection: Michael J. Balick #4952)
Scientific name: Canna indica
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n. herb to 1 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #5003)
Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum
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n. lily. Cultivated grows in village. (collection: Ashley A McGuigan #3)
Scientific name: Furcraea gigantea
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n. large terrestrial herb, 1 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4142)
Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum
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n. pendent epiphyte, growing in dense rainforest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4039)
Scientific name: Ophioderma pendula
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n. epiphyte on main trunk of large mango tree, growing in secondary forest above river. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3657)
Scientific name: Ophioderma pendula
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n. shrub to 1 m tall, frits green. Red clay soil (collection: Michael J. Balick #4880)
Scientific name: Tarenna efatensis
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n. shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3488)
Scientific name: Pavetta opulina
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n. saplings, 3-6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3715)
Scientific name: Tarenna efatensis
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n. shrub, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3455)
Scientific name: Psychotria milnei
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Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Gregory D. S. Anderson and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett and Sean Thackurdeen. (2015-2018)
Aneityum language contributors include Kirk Keitadi, Tony Keith, Titiya Lalep, David Nasauman, Osiani Nerian, Ruben Nerian, Chris Nevehev, Romario Yaufati and others as credited within the dictionary entries. Based in part on materials from Inglis, John (1882) A Dictionary of the Aneityumese Language: In Two Parts. I. Aneityumese and English. II. English.
The Aneityum-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for “Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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Aneityum Talking Dictionary.
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