Ipomoea batatas: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
biteto	Marshallese	Arno Atoll	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iii)
butete	Kwara‘ae	Solomon Islands	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 83)
camote	Spanish	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
emutii	Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 37)
gamuti	Yapese	Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
gamwuutiy	Woleaian	Woleai Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
gumala	Other	Île Lifou	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
kamote	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 491)
kamote	Satawalese	Satawal Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
kamuut	Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
kawai ni vavalangi	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
komote	Satawalese	Satawal Island	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 10)
komoti	Ulithian	Ulithi Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
kómwu	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
kómwuti	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
kómwuutiy	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
ku‘ara	Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
kūara	Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
kumala	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
kūmala	Maori (Cook Islands)	Nassau Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
kūmala	Pukapukan	Pukapuka Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
kumala	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 225)
kumara	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
kūmara	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Palmerson, Manihiki, Rakahanga
kumara	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
kumara	Niuean	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
kumara	Other	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
kumara	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
ndambithi	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
omwuti	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)
oumera	Other	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
patate douce	French	?	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
piteto	Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 84)
sachúmayimwo	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
simala	Niuean	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
sweet potato	English	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
te kumara	I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
tek	Other	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
timala	Niuean	Niue Island	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 99)
‘uala	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
‘umala	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
umara	Tahitian	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 84)
‘umara	Tahitian	Tahiti Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
wa uvi	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
‘wala	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
yomwuutiy	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	Guam Island	kamote	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 491)
Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	kómwu	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	kómwuti	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	sachúmayimwo	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	kómwuutiy	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	omwuti	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	yomwuutiy	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)
English	?	sweet potato	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	kawai ni vavalangi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	kumala	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	kumara	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	ndambithi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	wa uvi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
French	?	patate douce	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	‘uala	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	‘wala	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	te kumara	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
Kwara‘ae	Solomon Islands	butete	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 83)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	kūmara	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Palmerson, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	kumara	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	ku‘ara	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	kūara	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Nassau Island	kūmala	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Marshallese	Arno Atoll	biteto	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iii)
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	piteto	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 84)
Niuean	Niue Island	kumara	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
Niuean	Niue Island	simala	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
Niuean	Niue Island	timala	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 99)
Other	Île Lifou	gumala	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
Other	Pitcairn Island	kumara	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Other	Pitcairn Island	oumera	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Other	Pitcairn Island	tek	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	emutii	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 37)
Pukapukan	Pukapuka Atoll	kūmala	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	‘umala	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Satawalese	Satawal Island	kamote	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Satawalese	Satawal Island	komote	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 10)
Spanish	Galápagos Islands	camote	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
Tahitian	Society Islands	umara	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 84)
Tahitian	Tahiti Island	‘umara	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	kumala	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 225)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	kumara	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
Ulithian	Ulithi Atoll	komoti	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Woleaian	Woleai Atoll	gamwuutiy	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Yapese	Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	gamuti	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	kamuut	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	English	sweet potato	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
?	French	patate douce	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
Arno Atoll	Marshallese	biteto	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iii)
Chuuk Islands	Chuukese	kómwu	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuuk Islands	Chuukese	kómwuti	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuuk Islands	Chuukese	sachúmayimwo	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	kūmara	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Palmerson, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	kumara	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	kawai ni vavalangi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	kumala	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	kumara	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	ndambithi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	wa uvi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Galápagos Islands	Spanish	camote	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
Guam Island	Chamorro	kamote	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 491)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	‘uala	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	‘wala	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	Yapese	gamuti	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Kiribati (Republic of)	I-Kiribati	te kumara	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
Île Lifou	Other	gumala	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
Mangaia Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	ku‘ara	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Mangaia Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	kūara	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Marshall Islands	Marshallese	piteto	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 84)
Nassau Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	kūmala	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Niue Island	Niuean	kumara	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
Niue Island	Niuean	simala	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
Niue Island	Niuean	timala	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 99)
Palau Islands (main island group)	Palauan	emutii	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 37)
Pitcairn Island	Other	kumara	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Pitcairn Island	Other	oumera	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Pitcairn Island	Other	tek	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Pukapuka Atoll	Pukapukan	kūmala	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	kómwuutiy	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	omwuti	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	yomwuutiy	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)
Satawal Island	Satawalese	kamote	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Satawal Island	Satawalese	komote	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 10)
Society Islands	Tahitian	umara	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 84)
Solomon Islands	Kwara‘ae	butete	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 83)
Tahiti Island	Tahitian	‘umara	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	kumala	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 225)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	kumara	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
Ulithi Atoll	Ulithian	komoti	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	‘umala	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Woleai Atoll	Woleaian	gamwuutiy	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Yap (Waqab) Island	Yapese	kamuut	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	kamote	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 491)
Chuukese	kómwu	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuukese	kómwuti	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuukese	kómwuutiy	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 97)
Chuukese	omwuti	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)
Chuukese	sachúmayimwo	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 101)
Chuukese	yomwuutiy	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 56)
English	sweet potato	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
Fijian	kawai ni vavalangi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	kumala	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	kumara	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	ndambithi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
Fijian	wa uvi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 67)
French	patate douce	?	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
Hawaiian	‘uala	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
Hawaiian	‘wala	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 555)
I-Kiribati	te kumara	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
Kwara‘ae	butete	Solomon Islands	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 83)
Maori (Cook Islands)	ku‘ara	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Maori (Cook Islands)	kūara	Mangaia Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Maori (Cook Islands)	kūmala	Nassau Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Maori (Cook Islands)	kūmara	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Palmerson, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Maori (Cook Islands)	kumara	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Marshallese	biteto	Arno Atoll	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iii)
Marshallese	piteto	Marshall Islands	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 84)
Niuean	kumara	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
Niuean	simala	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 72)
Niuean	timala	Niue Island	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 99)
Other	gumala	Île Lifou	Heine, Heino (1984) (p. 58)
Other	kumara	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Other	oumera	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Other	tek	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Palauan	emutii	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 37)
Pukapukan	kūmala	Pukapuka Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Samoan	‘umala	Western Samoa Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Satawalese	kamote	Satawal Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Satawalese	komote	Satawal Island	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 10)
Spanish	camote	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
Tahitian	umara	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 84)
Tahitian	‘umara	Tahiti Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 372)
Tongan	kumala	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 225)
Tongan	kumara	Tonga Islands	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 32)
Ulithian	komoti	Ulithi Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Woleaian	gamwuutiy	Woleai Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Yapese	gamuti	Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)
Yapese	kamuut	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 113)

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