inm̃aka
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well branched tree, 12 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4022)
Example: 1. A durable hardwood that is used for house posts. 2. The wood is used to fashion cross members that affix outriggers to the body of the canoe. 3. 4-5 inch diameter saplings are used to create a track in the forest that larger logs can roll down.
Scientific name: Geissois denhamii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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namrop̃om
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tree, 7-8 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3582)
Example: Firewood, timber good for bush houses. Calendar plant – when it is in flower, the old people know it is time to harvest root crops, like yam and other vine crops, in the wild, as yet unspecified. Local names = INYAC, NOMODEJ TAL, NOMODEJ WOU, NOU LELCEI… etc.
Scientific name: Weinmannia denhamii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nekro
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tree, 5-6 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3522)
Example: This is a "calendar plant." When it flowers, people know that the taro is ready to harvest. It does not grow in the forest, but only along the coast in grassy areas. Use wood as posts for roof of house.
Scientific name: Geissois denhamii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nekro
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tree, 18 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3667)
Example: Children suck the nectar from the young flowers just as they open. Wood from this plant is used for poles for rafters as well as for firewood. Flying foxes drink juice from the flowers.
Scientific name: Geissois denhamii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nekro
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tree to 8 m, dbh 20 cm (collection: Michael J. Balick #4916)
Example: Boil inner bark in seawater to treat scabies, a skin condition. Take one handful of bark and put in one liter of water, wash the affected area once daily for a week .
Scientific name: Geissois denhamii, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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nekrolas
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tree, 4 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #4126)
Example: 1. The wood of this tree can be used as posts and rafters in traditional houses.
Scientific name: Spiranthemum, Speaker: Wina Nasauman
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nomrop̃om̃
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tree, 10-15 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3673)
Example: The wood from this species is used to make the main crossbar of a roof, and also for house posts. Considered a good firewood.
Scientific name: Weinmannia denhamii, Speaker: Titiya Lalep
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nomropom
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shrub to 2 m, flowers white (collection: Michael J. Balick #4874)
Example: This plant is an indicator of rich soil, especially up on the hills from the coast. Therefore, this is where people choose to do their gardens. This specimen is in red soil that is not rich so it does not grow tall, but in the mountains it does grow tall and that is where gardens are planted. Wood from the tree is used for carving.
Scientific name: Weinmannia denhamii, Speaker: Natu Kenneth
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