Heliconia spp.: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

aruru ponape Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41) Heliconia latispatha, probably introduced from Pohnpei, hence its name.

crab claw English ? Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 188)

heliconia English ? Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 75)

lobster claw English ? Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 74)

mwakumwak Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41)

parrot's-flower English ? ? (0)

parrot's-plantain English ? ? (0)

tiare pārata‘ito Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands McCormack, Gerald (2007)

vae paa Samoan Western Samoa Islands ? (0)

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Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll aruru ponape Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41) Heliconia latispatha, probably introduced from Pohnpei, hence its name.

Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll mwakumwak Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41)

English ? crab claw Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 188)

English ? heliconia Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 75)

English ? lobster claw Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 74)

English ? parrot's-flower ? (0)

English ? parrot's-plantain ? (0)

Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands tiare pārata‘ito McCormack, Gerald (2007)

Samoan Western Samoa Islands vae paa ? (0)

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Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

? English crab claw Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 188)

? English heliconia Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 75)

? English lobster claw Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 74)

? English parrot's-flower ? (0)

? English parrot's-plantain ? (0)

Cook Islands Maori (Cook Islands) tiare pārata‘ito McCormack, Gerald (2007)

Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Chuukese aruru ponape Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41) Heliconia latispatha, probably introduced from Pohnpei, hence its name.

Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Chuukese mwakumwak Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41)

Western Samoa Islands Samoan vae paa ? (0)

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Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

Chuukese aruru ponape Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41) Heliconia latispatha, probably introduced from Pohnpei, hence its name.

Chuukese mwakumwak Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41)

English crab claw ? Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 188)

English heliconia ? Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 75)

English lobster claw ? Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 74)

English parrot's-flower ? ? (0)

English parrot's-plantain ? ? (0)

Maori (Cook Islands) tiare pārata‘ito Cook Islands McCormack, Gerald (2007)

Samoan vae paa Western Samoa Islands ? (0)

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This page was created on 30 SEP 2005 by PT for PIER, and was last updated on 7 Jan 2008 by PIER.

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
aruru ponape	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41)	Heliconia latispatha, probably introduced from Pohnpei, hence its name.
crab claw	English	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 188)
heliconia	English	?	Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 75)
lobster claw	English	?	Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 74)
mwakumwak	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 41)
parrot's-flower	English	?	? (0)
parrot's-plantain	English	?	? (0)
tiare pārata‘ito	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
vae paa	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	? (0)