inhachac
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herb, growing in partially drained marsh. Flowers purple. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3596)
Scientific name: Ipomoea aquatica, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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inmowad
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vine to 40 cm, flowers blue (collection: Michael J. Balick #4949)
Example: To heal cuts, select a piece of the larger part of the stem (woody) cut a 6 inch piece and blow on one end; the sap comes o ut on the other end and this can be used to cover the wound. As a pig feed, people collect the stems and leaves and feed these to the pigs.
Scientific name: Ipomoea, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inmowad itouga
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vine climbing on Geissois denhamii (GMP #3522), growing in open (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3524)
Example: The word itougo means from a different country or place outside of Aneityum. The plant was introduced by the first missionaries who came to Port Patrick. Calendar plant – sea cost people see this flower in the forest and they know it is time to go into garden and harvest taro or make new gardens– see GMP 3263. This is also good firewood.
Scientific name: Operculina turpethum, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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inmowad u pikad
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vine to 5 m tall in trees, fruits maturing yellow-brown. Growing in agroforest/secondary forest. (collection: Michael J. Balick #5009)
Example: People collect this vine and feed it to pigs. It also has an unspecified medicinal use. The vine of this plant forms a thick canopy so some people plant it around the house near trees that do not give much shade in order to reduce the intensity of the sun on the house and thus keep the temperature lower. The vine grows quickly into the trees.
Scientific name: Operculina (?) turpethum, Speaker: Tony Keith
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inwouse
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creeping and decumbent vine, growing at edge of strand (near airstrip terminal). (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3575)
Scientific name: Stictocardia campanulata, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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noho
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kind of flowering plant (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4793)
Scientific name: Ipomoea pes-caprae, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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