Canna indica: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
achira	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
African arrowroot	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
ali‘ipoe	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
apeellap	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
arrowroot	English	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
balisier comestible	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
caña comestible	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
canna	English	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
edible canna	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
fa‘i masoa	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	? (0)
fa‘i masoa	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	? (0)
fagafaga	Other	Futuna (Horne) Island	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
fagamanu	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	? (0)
fagamanu	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	? (0)
fanamanu	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
fanamanu	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
gasau ni ga	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
Indian shot	English	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
li‘ipoe	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
luiuenwai	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	? (0)
misimisi	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)
mongos halum-tano	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
ngasau ni nga	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
nūāenga	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
nuāēnga	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
oruuru	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
pia renga	Maori (Cook Islands)	Aitutaki Atoll	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
pia-raroto‘a	Tahitian	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
platanillo	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
poloka	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
purple arrowroot	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
re‘a pua‘aniho	Tahitian	Society Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
red canna	English	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
te riti	I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
tiare papa‘ā	Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
tous-les-mois	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
wild canna	English	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
yapellap	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
yoruuru	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
yuquilla	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	Guam Island	mongos halum-tano	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	apeellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	oruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	yapellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	yoruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
English	?	African arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	?	canna	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
English	?	edible canna	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	?	Indian shot	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
English	?	purple arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	?	red canna	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
English	?	wild canna	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
English	Pitcairn Island	arrowroot	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	gasau ni ga	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	ngasau ni nga	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
French	?	balisier comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
French	?	tous-les-mois	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	ali‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	li‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	poloka	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	te riti	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Aitutaki Atoll	pia renga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	nūāenga	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	nuāēnga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	tiare papa‘ā	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
Other	Futuna (Horne) Island	fagafaga	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	luiuenwai	? (0)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	fa‘i masoa	? (0)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	fagamanu	? (0)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	fa‘i masoa	? (0)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	fagamanu	? (0)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Spanish	?	achira	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Spanish	?	caña comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Spanish	?	platanillo	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Spanish	?	yuquilla	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Tahitian	Society Islands	pia-raroto‘a	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
Tahitian	Society Islands	re‘a pua‘aniho	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	misimisi	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	English	African arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	English	canna	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
?	English	edible canna	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	English	Indian shot	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
?	English	purple arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	English	red canna	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
?	English	wild canna	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
?	French	balisier comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	French	tous-les-mois	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	Spanish	achira	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	Spanish	caña comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	Spanish	platanillo	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	Spanish	yuquilla	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Aitutaki Atoll	Maori (Cook Islands)	pia renga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	fa‘i masoa	? (0)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	fagamanu	? (0)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	nūāenga	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	nuāēnga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	gasau ni ga	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	ngasau ni nga	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
Futuna (Horne) Island	Other	fagafaga	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
Guam Island	Chamorro	mongos halum-tano	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	ali‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	li‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	poloka	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Kiribati (Republic of)	I-Kiribati	te riti	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
Mangaia Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	tiare papa‘ā	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
Pitcairn Island	English	arrowroot	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	luiuenwai	? (0)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	apeellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	oruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	yapellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	yoruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Society Islands	Tahitian	pia-raroto‘a	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
Society Islands	Tahitian	re‘a pua‘aniho	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	misimisi	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	fa‘i masoa	? (0)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	fagamanu	? (0)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	mongos halum-tano	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
Chuukese	apeellap	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	oruuru	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	yapellap	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	yoruuru	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
English	African arrowroot	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	arrowroot	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
English	canna	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
English	edible canna	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	Indian shot	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
English	purple arrowroot	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	red canna	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
English	wild canna	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Fijian	gasau ni ga	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
Fijian	ngasau ni nga	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
French	balisier comestible	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
French	tous-les-mois	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Hawaiian	ali‘ipoe	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	li‘ipoe	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	poloka	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
I-Kiribati	te riti	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
Maori (Cook Islands)	nūāenga	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Maori (Cook Islands)	nuāēnga	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
Maori (Cook Islands)	pia renga	Aitutaki Atoll	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
Maori (Cook Islands)	tiare papa‘ā	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
Other	fagafaga	Futuna (Horne) Island	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
Pohnpeian	luiuenwai	Pohnpei Island	? (0)
Samoan	fa‘i masoa	American Samoa Islands	? (0)
Samoan	fa‘i masoa	Western Samoa Islands	? (0)
Samoan	fagamanu	American Samoa Islands	? (0)
Samoan	fagamanu	Western Samoa Islands	? (0)
Samoan	fanamanu	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Samoan	fanamanu	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Spanish	achira	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Spanish	caña comestible	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Spanish	platanillo	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Spanish	yuquilla	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Tahitian	pia-raroto‘a	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
Tahitian	re‘a pua‘aniho	Society Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
Tongan	misimisi	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)

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