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iepe
Spotted Unicornfish
Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Common bluestripe snapper
Example: Photo by Lyle Vail / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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karuapeï
kieri
koaba
[koa̤pe] n. tree in house area near village, 5 m tall (collection: Michael J. Balick #4720)
Example: The fruit of this tree is edible. The stem yields posts for building houses. The wood from the tree is said to be very strong, so larger parts of the tree can be used for house construction. The leaves are used to treat diarrhea. A person chews 4 leaves at a time as long as needed.
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konkamun
konuwak
Orange-spotted grouper
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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kwankasikap
kwankwanei
kɨkɨtɨn
manuri
napati
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5156)
Example: This is female type. MJB 5068 is male type. When person has diarrhea with blood (dysentry) take a double handful of leaves and mash them in 2 liter water, boil, drink warm 1 cup 3x day until the condition goes away. Stem used for roofing- attac hes to the rafters so thatching and leaves can be attached.
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nemar
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5030)
Example: Fruits cooked and eaten. Young leaves can be fried or boiled and eaten as a vegetable, like a mix with vegetable and meat and cooked in earth oven. Stem to make canoe, very long lasting wood 5-12 years, very tight wood. Older stems good for house posts.
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[njiemis] n. tree to 6 m tall, dbh 30 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4726)
Example: Green fruits are edible. To eat the leaves, cook them in boiling water for 5-10 minutes, eat with coconut milk. The younger leaves should be the ones harvested for eating. The leaves can also be used to bake a pig in an earth oven, wrap the leaves around the pig. The wood is good for firewood and a person can start the dried wood with no match. The leaves of this plant can be eaten with another, unspecified leaf to stop vomiting. When the fruits are ripe the flying fox and birds like to eat these fruits.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5031)
Example: For Kastom ceremonies, use this plant to decorate the roots of Kava that is given to a chief. Also used in women’s grass skirt for kastom dance. When young girls are getting their first period (menustration), they wear a grass skirt from this plant to be fragrant (in order to cover any blood smell).
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nura
nɨkatireu
nɨmeyev
n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5060)
Example: Kastom medicine to ascertain the type of sickness a person has. Take two small 6 in. long branches with leaves, and place this on the person along with another unspecified plant. Will help diagnosis.
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pawpawuk
Pea Blue
Example: Photo by obinfiji / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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Rivulated parrotfish, surf parrotfish
Example: Photo by Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey, License: CC BY 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Steephead parrotfish
Example: Photo by charlie20 / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Dark-banded fusilier, bluestreak fusilier
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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tapatou
Yellowtail barracuda
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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utu pitew
Rusty jobfish
(Bislama) Silva Poulet
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Flathead grey mullet, sea mullet, grey mullet
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Black Soldier Fly
Example: Photo by flecksy / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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