Ruellia prostrata: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

bell weed English ? Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

black weed English ? Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

mapua Maori (Cook Islands) Aitutaki Atoll McCormack, Gerald (2013)

tītā ‘aruru Maori (Cook Islands) Miti‘aro Island McCormack, Gerald (2013)

vao uli Samoan American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

vao uli Samoan Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

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Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

English ? bell weed Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

English ? black weed Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

Maori (Cook Islands) Aitutaki Atoll mapua McCormack, Gerald (2013)

Maori (Cook Islands) Miti‘aro Island tītā ‘aruru McCormack, Gerald (2013)

Samoan American Samoa Islands vao uli Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

Samoan Western Samoa Islands vao uli Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

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Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

? English bell weed Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

? English black weed Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

Aitutaki Atoll Maori (Cook Islands) mapua McCormack, Gerald (2013)

American Samoa Islands Samoan vao uli Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

Miti‘aro Island Maori (Cook Islands) tītā ‘aruru McCormack, Gerald (2013)

Western Samoa Islands Samoan vao uli Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

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Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

English bell weed ? Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

English black weed ? Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)

Maori (Cook Islands) mapua Aitutaki Atoll McCormack, Gerald (2013)

Maori (Cook Islands) tītā ‘aruru Miti‘aro Island McCormack, Gerald (2013)

Samoan vao uli American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

Samoan vao uli Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)

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This page was created on 30 SEP 2005 by PT for PIER, and was last updated on 26 Feb 2019 by PIER.

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
bell weed	English	?	Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)
black weed	English	?	Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 75)
mapua	Maori (Cook Islands)	Aitutaki Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
tītā ‘aruru	Maori (Cook Islands)	Miti‘aro Island	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
vao uli	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)
vao uli	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 485)