Nerium oleander: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
adelfa	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
holiandah	Other	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
laurel	Spanish	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
laurier blanc	French	?	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
laurier rose	French	?	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
lolie	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 222)
mountain rose	English	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
oleander	English	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
oliaanta	Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 65)
oliana	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 479)
olianta	Marshallese	Arno Atoll	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iv)
rosa laurel	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
rosebay	English	?	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 330)
rusi	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
talona	Niuean	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 45)
tālona	Pukapukan	Pukapuka Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
tārona	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, Mangaia, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Manihiki, Rakahanga
tarona	Tahitian	Tahiti Island	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
tarona uouo	Tahitian	Tahiti Island	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)	white form
te orian	I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 18)
te orion	I-Kiribati	Onotoa Atoll	Moul, Edwin T. (1957) (p. 19)
tiare tālona	Tongarevan (spoken)	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
tiare tārona	Tongarevan (written)	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
vasa	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
wiliancher	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 55)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	Guam Island	adelfa	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
Chamorro	Guam Island	rosa laurel	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	wiliancher	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 55)
English	?	oleander	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
English	?	rosebay	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 330)
English	Pitcairn Island	mountain rose	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	rusi	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	vasa	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
French	?	laurier blanc	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
French	?	laurier rose	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	te orian	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 18)
I-Kiribati	Onotoa Atoll	te orion	Moul, Edwin T. (1957) (p. 19)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	tārona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, Mangaia, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Marshallese	Arno Atoll	olianta	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iv)
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	oliaanta	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 65)
Niuean	Niue Island	talona	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 45)
Other	Pitcairn Island	holiandah	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Pukapukan	Pukapuka Atoll	tālona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	oliana	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 479)
Spanish	Galápagos Islands	laurel	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
Tahitian	Tahiti Island	tarona	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
Tahitian	Tahiti Island	tarona uouo	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)	white form
Tongan	Tonga Islands	lolie	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 222)
Tongarevan (spoken)	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	tiare tālona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Tongarevan (written)	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	tiare tārona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	English	oleander	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
?	English	rosebay	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 330)
?	French	laurier blanc	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
?	French	laurier rose	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
Arno Atoll	Marshallese	olianta	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iv)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	tārona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, Mangaia, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Fiji Islands	Fijian	rusi	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	vasa	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
Galápagos Islands	Spanish	laurel	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
Guam Island	Chamorro	adelfa	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
Guam Island	Chamorro	rosa laurel	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
Kiribati (Republic of)	I-Kiribati	te orian	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 18)
Marshall Islands	Marshallese	oliaanta	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 65)
Niue Island	Niuean	talona	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 45)
Onotoa Atoll	I-Kiribati	te orion	Moul, Edwin T. (1957) (p. 19)
Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	Tongarevan (spoken)	tiare tālona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	Tongarevan (written)	tiare tārona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Pitcairn Island	English	mountain rose	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Pitcairn Island	Other	holiandah	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Pukapuka Atoll	Pukapukan	tālona	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	wiliancher	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 55)
Tahiti Island	Tahitian	tarona	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
Tahiti Island	Tahitian	tarona uouo	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)	white form
Tonga Islands	Tongan	lolie	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 222)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	oliana	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 479)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	adelfa	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
Chamorro	rosa laurel	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
Chuukese	wiliancher	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 55)
English	mountain rose	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
English	oleander	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 482)
English	rosebay	?	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 330)
Fijian	rusi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
Fijian	vasa	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1988) (p. 103)
French	laurier blanc	?	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
French	laurier rose	?	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
I-Kiribati	te orian	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 18)
I-Kiribati	te orion	Onotoa Atoll	Moul, Edwin T. (1957) (p. 19)
Maori (Cook Islands)	tārona	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2007)	Rarotonga, Mangaia, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Marshallese	oliaanta	Marshall Islands	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 65)
Marshallese	olianta	Arno Atoll	Anderson, Donald (1951) (p. iv)
Niuean	talona	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 45)
Other	holiandah	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 47)
Pukapukan	tālona	Pukapuka Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Samoan	oliana	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 479)
Spanish	laurel	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Research Station (2005)
Tahitian	tarona	Tahiti Island	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)
Tahitian	tarona uouo	Tahiti Island	Grant, Martin Lawrence;Fosberg, F. Raymond/Smith, Howard M. (1974) (p. 54)	white form
Tongan	lolie	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 222)
Tongarevan (spoken)	tiare tālona	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)
Tongarevan (written)	tiare tārona	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	McCormack, Gerald (2007)

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