akwata ro mata ro plen riji
kafete
kahimaregi
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coconut development stage 3
Example: Overripe, can be put into seawater for up to 3 months to ferment, then drunk for intoxication
Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kapuapu
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tree, 5 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3226)
Example: This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.
Scientific name: Hedycarya dorstenioides, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kareng reng
karkarepa
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5164)
Example: Fresh vine is collected and used to tie parts of the house together. Can drink water from stem. Fruits-seed used as necklace especially for kastom dance.
Scientific name: Entada phaseoloides, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kasusu
konakaka
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5117)
Example: The flower stick is cut at both ends and used as a trumpet by the children. The root of this type is poisonous; other types are used as food.
Scientific name: Tacca leontopetaloides, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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kuaniapit
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shrub (1 to 1,5 m) (collection: Laurence Ramon #322)
Scientific name: Hanslia ormocarpoides, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kuanmasekum
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shrub, 2 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4233)
Example: 1. The inner skin of the stem is used to weave grass skirts and nambas. 2. Pidgeons eat the fruits.
Scientific name: Wikstroemia indica, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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kuanuares
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liana growing into canopy of dysoxylum, in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3034)
Scientific name: Lygodium reticulatum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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kɨrɨgrɨg
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1. kind of luminous lichen, fungus, mushroom, 2. sea sponge, 3. soft corals, 4. comb and wattle of a fowl
Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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napesan
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tree, 6 m tall
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Alphitonia zizyphoides, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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napoti sarapiran
nasar
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type of fern (collection: Michael J. Balick #5074)
Example: Used for food. Boil the leaves for 15-20 min, fry them, or put them in the earth oven to eat. They taste very good.
Scientific name: Microsorum, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nathan
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sparsely branched tree, 15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3232)
Example: Timber. Birds are known to eat this fruit so people can hunt near the tree. Unspecified medicine.
Scientific name: Myristica fatua, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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nawes
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tree to 6 m tall, dbh 40 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4740)
Example: Fruit used for local medicine. When a person is diagnosed with "cancer" in the local hospital, take a ripe fruit in a cup of water and macerate it until the smell of the fruit comes out in the water, drink every other day, 3x daily, morning noon and night. Also used for firewood.
Scientific name: Morinda citrifolia, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nefeng
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type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5067)
Example: Stem to make house posts. Put fruits in with sweet potato when planting to enable the sweet potato to yield a good crop.
Scientific name: Macaranga, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nekeimap
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small, sparsely branched shrub (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3033)
Example: Ceremonial: During kava preparation, chewed kava roots are placed on the green leaves of this plant before extracting. One of many leaves used for this purpose.
Scientific name: Macropiper latifolium, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi
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nekeskes-apran
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small fern growing on decaying log in dense forest. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3121)
Scientific name: Asplenium cf. caudatum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe
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neparum
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vine, growing in disturbed forest/garden area. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3103)
Example: Before there were many root crops such as taro and cassava, people would use the roots of this plant as a food, after roasting it in the fire. The roots are said to be very large and edible.
Scientific name: Pueraria lobata, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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newao
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plant (to be identified)
Example: Photo by Martial Wahe
Scientific name: Hibiscus dilicieus, Speaker: Martial Wahe
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newou pɨsir
nkaferang
noawatikerehy
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kind of breadfruit, has small fruits that are more oblong than round
Example: The stem of this variety is good for canoe-making as it will last for many years of use
Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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nukuk
nukune-nig
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kind of taro, might be another genus of “taro”. It has a special stone that is specific to this variety
Example: Roasted or boiled for eating
Scientific name: Xanthosoma sagittifolium or Alocacia macrorrhizos, Speaker: Johnson Noar
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pirawa ~ firawa
pringsiwir
uritonga
wipin iariman
yesu